We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. His themes include sexually active teenagers, politics, religion and armed conflict. Peter sold his first story to fear magazine in 1988. Jonathan wright of sfx magazine said, peter f hamiltons latest novel may be a standalone tale although theres plenty of scope for sequels, but its a thuddingly imposing 1,100 pages in length. His past six books have all been set in his commonwealth universe, and great north road is a big step away from the galaxyspanning action of those novels. Over the next few years three clones of him are born with severe defects. As of the publication of his 10th novel in 2004, his works had sold over 2 million copies worldwide. Hamilton s riveting new thriller combines the nailbiting suspense of a serialkiller investigation with cleareyed scientific and social extrapolation to create a future that seems not merely plausible but inevitable. He began writing in 1987, and sold his first short story to fear magazine in 1988. When attending a newcastle murder scene, detective sidney hurst finds a dead north family clone. Feb 20, 2014 great north road is a standalone science fiction adventure from peter f. Great north road begins with the brutal murder of a man from this meticulous milieus most powerful family. While i thought the idea behind it was really cool, the book itself from what i.
Hamilton, 978144728, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Great north road isbn 9780345526663 pdf epub peter f. Great north road epub can be read on any device that can open epub files. Sure enough, a torrent of weak electromagnetic signals was pouring out. Im peter f hamilton and i write big science fiction books. Hamilton was born in rutland, england on 2 march 1960. The victim is one of the wealthy north family clones but none ha.
His novels often have multiple main characters whose paths only cross later on in the story. Its become one of those musicals thats like rent or wicked, where people who arent typically interested in theater know about it and think its great. Hamilton is britains biggest selling fiction author. A century from now, thanks to a technology allowing instantaneous. Great north road kindle edition by hamilton, peter f download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Great north road by peter f hamilton great north road is peter f hamiltons latest novel, and first standalone in a decade. His past six books have all been set in his commonwealth universe, and great north road is a big step away from. Hamilton, including pandoras star, and judas unchained, and more on thriftbooks. No one wants to listen to a soundtrack because you yell in their face how its the most brilliant piece of work youve ever heard and that the whole world should hear it. In 1987, he started writing and it was in 1988 when he sold his first short story to fear magazine. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. 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.
Peter hamilton interview 1998 by uncredited peter f. Great north road by peter f hamilton walker of worlds. Peter lives in rutland, england with his wife and their children. He has also been published in interzone and the in dreams and new worlds anthologies, and s. Hamiltons riveting new thriller combines the nailbiting suspense of a serialkiller investigation with cleareye, isbn 9780345526663 buy the great north road ebook. And in 2122, twenty years ago, a north clone billionaire was horrifically murdered in the same manner on the. Hamilton is the author of numerous novels, including a night without stars, the abyss beyond dreams, great north road, the evolutionary void, the. Not too long ago, the great north road was a gaping gash of mud that stretched from. Hamilton talks about his new book great north road. On the site you can find information on peters novels along with some extras, and a. Great north road is a standalone science fiction adventure from peter f. He was born on march 2, 1960 in rutland, england and still lives there to this day with his wife and kids.
I think thats whats been killing the whole hamilton vibe for me. Hamilton i read was the dreaming void and cant say i really liked it. Great north road is a detective story wrapped in a science fiction space opera. Hello peter and thank you for every amazing book you gave us. I recently finished the great north road, i have to admit its not up to par with the nightdawn trilogy or pandora, but still it was a captivating story. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads.
Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Hamilton is the author of numerous novels, including the evolutionary void, the temporal void, the dreaming void, judas unchained, pandoras star, fallen dragon, and the acclaimed epic nights dawn trilogy the reality dysfunction, the neutronium alchemist, and the naked god. Hamiltons great north road i certainly stepped out of my reading box, but then ive been doing that a lot over the past few years. 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.
Hamiltons riveting new thriller combines the nailbiting suspense of a serialkiller investigation with cleareye, isbn 9780345526663 buy. Apr 11, 20 great north road is a standalone science fiction adventure from peter f. Aug 31, 2012 great north road by peter f hamilton macmillan. Hamilton is the author of numerous novels, including great north road, the evolutionary void, the temporal void, the dreaming void, judas unchained, pandora s. Hamiltons 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. The keys to this empire belong to the powerful north family composed of. Hamiltons riveting new thriller combines the nailbiting. Great north road took us to two different worldsone, newcastle, was relatively familiar, but the other, st libra, was something else entirely. His series include the nights dawn and commonwealth series. Great north road is peter f hamiltons latest novel, and first standalone in a decade. Dysfunction, the naked god, fallen dragon, and great north road. Hamilton ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device.
Here, peter introduces the first two books in the series, salvation and salvation lost, and tells us some more about the salvation sequence. Hamiltons best book since the naked god in 1999, but its. Im a fairly big fan of peter f hamilton with that in mind great north road has to be one of his worst books. Hamiltons dazzling novels, which offer startling perspectives on tomorrows technological and cultural trends, are epic in scope, spanning. The great north road was one of the first and most spectacular public rights of way. The forum on the site will soon be discontinued, and to replace this you can now find the unisphere on facebook with the official peter f hamilton fan club. In newcastleupontyne, ad 2142, detective sidney hurst attends a brutal murder scene. Manhattan in reverse is his return to short fiction. Named one of the best books of the year by publishers weekly new york times bestselling author peter f. I finished great north road by peter hamilton and on the whole i am a little mixed. When attending a newcastle murder scene, detective sidney. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.
Named one of the best books of the year by publishers weeklynew york times bestselling author peter f. While i thought the idea behind it was really cool, the book itself from what i remember was in need of some serious editing. Hamilton is the author of numerous novels, including the evolutionary void, the temporal void, the dreaming void, judas unchained, pandoras star, fallen dragon, and the acclaimed epic. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Hamiltons riveting new thriller combines the nailbiting suspense of a serialkiller investigation with cleareyed scientific and social extrapolation to create. This massive tomenearly 1,000 pagesis a rocksolid and riveting example of the subgenre of science fiction known as space opera, and i have to say that i enjoyed every moment reading. Buy a cheap copy of great north road book by peter f.
Hamilton s great north road i certainly stepped out of my reading box, but then ive been doing that a lot over the past few years. Head on over and check it out more content will be added over the coming weeks and months, and any recommendations are welcome. Hamilton was born in rutland in 1960, and now lives near rutland water. The great north road carved by feet and hooves because. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading great north road.
Hamilton, the master of space opera and top ten bestselling author, published his first collection of short stories in a second chance at eden. Great north road is a science fiction novel by peter f. Aliens watch the rise of humanity in an excerpt from peter f. This acclaimed book by peter f hamilton is available at in several formats for your ereader. Great north road isbn 9780230750050 pdf epub peter f. As of the publication of his tenth novel in 2004, his works had sold over two million copies worldwide. He would publish his first novel, mindstar rising, in 1992. You might know me as the bestselling author of the nights dawn trilogy. Hamilton, it was a recommendation from a friend who was reading the mammoth sized hardback at the time honestly it looked like he struggled to get. Hamilton is the author of numerous novels, including great north road, the evolutionary void, the temporal void, the dreaming void, judas unchained, pandora s star, misspent youth, fallen dragon, and the acclaimed epic night s dawn trilogy the reality dysfunction, the neutronium alchemist, and the naked god.