Hamilton has proven himself a modern master of epic spac. Dec 30, 20 the void trilogy takes place in the commonwealth universe first created in the book pandoras star. The first chapter of the book covers the arrival of the fleet of the brandt dynasty in the void. Portals and expansive future technology in salvation lost. In many ways, this book resembles the first two hyperion books, and in all of the best ways. Hamilton series, things never go well for too long. The trilogy is set in a universe with a wealth of worlds and artificial orbiting colonies. Hamilton has also written several books set in the same literary universe. The release date for the first book, the dreaming void, was 3 august 2007. As of the publication of his 10th novel in 2004, his works had sold over 2 million copies worldwide. Hamiltons salvation is the first book of an allnew series that highlights the inventiveness of an author at the top of his game. As of the publication of his tenth novel in 2004, his works had sold over two million copies worldwide.
The plot is centered on the souls of the dead coming back from a hellish beyond to. Hamiltons salvation, first in the sequence, created a new universe that resembles his commonwealth universe. His mother was also married to another man at this time. After eighteen months in a german medical facility, the seventyeightyearold patient returns. Multiple timelines who are related in an unknown way. Peter f hamilton, has now got to be regarded as one of the best scifi story tellers around. On the site you can find information on peters novels along with some extras, and a gallery of both official and fan art. Sep 26, 2014 it was also the first book by peter f. He would publish his first novel, mindstar rising, in 1992. Hamilton i ever read and it is still my favourite, despite the stiff competition.
In my mind hes overtaken neal asher and alister reynolds. Hamilton is britains biggest selling fiction author. You can find more information on the official peter f hamilton fan club over on facebook. Order of commonwealth books the commonwealth universe is a series of science fiction novels by english author peter f. A time line that links the commonwealth saga with the void trilogy, filling in the 1200year gap, has been written by hamilton.
Joining us in the audible studios to talk about his latest novel, salvation, is bestselling sciencefiction author peter f. Sep 04, 2018 in 2204, humanity is expanding into the wider galaxy in leaps and bounds. Id almost quit after a 100 pages, because nothing had happened till then, but fate am i glad i persisted. First off, let me say that i really love your books.
Sep 04, 2018 most of the great hallmarks of peter f hamilton are here. Hamilton was born in rutland in 1960, and now lives near rutland water. And all seems wonderfuluntil a crashed alien spaceship of unknown origin is found on a. Help me understand the timeline of books in peter f hamiltons commonwealth series submitted 3 years ago by siamonsez firstly, im amazed theres not a reddit for the series, but i did look. He began writing in 1987, and sold his first short story to fear magazine in 1988. Hamilton argues his first trespass act case, rutgers v.
The first subject is jeff baker, the father of the datasphere which replaced the internet and philanthropist extraordinaire. Hamilton thanks to the power of the internet, more and more readers are receiving recommendations about authors they should check out. But hamilton is also a master of the short story, and when he tackles one of science fictions most enduring themestime travelthe result is as provocative as. The second book in the trilogy, the temporal void, was published in 2008. Now i already got pandoras star but also can get my mitts on misspent youth. Hamiltons books in order of when they were originally released. Help me understand the timeline of books in peter f hamilton. This saga consists of the novels pandoras star 2004 and judas unchained 2005.
Praise for salvation a vast, intricate scifi showstopper. Misspent youth 2002 takes place 340 years before the events of pandoras. Now i understand why my friends has been ra ra over this series. Hamilton was born in rutland, england on 2 march 1960. Hamilton reset several earlier short stories set in the confederation timeline, published as. It turned out to be a mindblowing book, pretty much the best thing i read in sf for a long while. Peter sold his first story to fear magazine in 1988. He began writing in 1987 and sold his first short story to fear magazine in 1988. An intriguing concept portals brought fully to life and fleshed out. He has also been published in interzone and the in dreams and new worlds anthologies, and several small press publications. Ozzie isaacs and nigel sheldon test the first wormhole, opening it by the shuttle on mars. It is forty years into the future and, following decades of research and trillions of euros spent on genetics, europe is finally in a position to rejuvenate a human being. Since the 1980s, he has made a name for himself as a writer of dense, expansive science fiction novels that explore their worlds to the fullest extent, however many pages it takes in fact. The life of alexander hamilton timeline timetoast timelines.
The dreaming void by peter f hamilton book 48 editions published between 2007 and 2020 in 4 languages and held by 1,491 worldcat member libraries worldwide. Even in a single volume, his books are vast in scope and timeline, bursting. Hamilton has created some of science fictions most vast and extensive universes, making him one of britains biggest selling scifi authors. The commonwealth saga is a series of science fiction novels by british science fiction writer peter f. Salvation lost is peters twentyfirst novel, including his ya fantasy trilogy known as the. Hamilton has posted a post commonwealth saga timeline on his site which suggests that the raiel and the high angel were introduced with the void trilogy already in mind.
List of works by or about british science fiction author peter f. Sep 19, 2018 the commonwealth saga there are two distinct eras of peter f. Hamilton books in publication order and chronological. Which order is recommended for the commonwealth novels. As an example the reading order for his void trilogy is the dreaming void, the temporal void and the evolutionary void. The nights dawn trilogy is a masterpiece a peter f. This book is a vital guide to the nights dawn trilogy. Author peter f hamiltons complete list of books and series in order, with the.
Waddington, in the mayors court of the city of new york. Peter lives in rutland, england with his wife and their children. Hamilton s father was of great scottish ancestry and was a noble trader. Portals and expansive future technology in salvation lost by. The first book of the trilogy mindstar rising is an introduction to the main. He has also been published in interzone and the in dreams and new worlds anthologies, and s. Commonwealth universe timeline peter f hamilton fandom. Described as an epic space opera that begins in the year 2380, the commonwealth universe extends across many different worlds and features dozens of characters. Here, peter introduces the first two books in the series, salvation and salvation lost, and tells us some more about the salvation sequence.
The first book in the series the reality dysfunction, is by far the best book that ive read from this author because there is only one peter f. It kept me spellbound for one glorious week and i will never forget, but. They were intending to found a new colony outside the commonwealth, but were drawn into the void by an unknown event or agent, the. This series jumps ahead in the timeline over years and the tech represented there in does. Alexander hamilton was born on the date of january 11, 1755 in the west indies british owned islands of nevis through his parents james hamilton and rachel lavien. As part of the first mission to mars, a team of astronauts exits their spacecraft. Jan 18, 2011 i would recommend going for his earliest works first and avoiding the void trilogy for now as youll get a lot more out of them if youve read the commonwealth saga first. In 1987, he started writing and it was in 1988 when he sold his first short story to fear magazine. Hamilton as he constructed a complete universe, as background to tell his amazing story.
His first novel was mindstar rising, published in 1993, and he has been steadily productive. You are one of the few authors who can reliably and completely suck me into a piece of fiction. Hamilton s stunning new series the salvation sequence sees humanity threatened by an alien conspiracy, which only a group of soldiers from the far future may be able to stop. Ive heard it suggested that the first peter f hamilton book a person should read is judas unchained but from research it seems that book is the second book in a series which i could be wrong about. He was born on march 2, 1960 in rutland, england and still lives there to this day with his wife and kids. A novel set in the commonwealth universe, during the period between the events of the commonwealth saga and the void trilogy see the commonwealth universe timeline. He urges the judges to strike down the law as a violation of the law of. Hamilton is comprised of several novels spanning centuries, characters and planets. Pandoras star and judas unchained form the first book its two.