Peter F. Hamilton’s first novel was Mindstar Rising (Book1
of the Greg Mandel series), published in 1993, and he has
churned them out since then. As of the publication of his
tenth novel in 2004, his books had sold over 2 million copies
worldwide, making him one of the UK’s best-selling science
fiction authors. He generally writes using a clean straightforward
style, with his space opera characterised by the way it
switches between a number of different characters, whose
paths are separate initially but eventually come together.
Common threads often include politics, religion, and war,
and the occasional sex scenes can be quite explicit.
Peter F. Hamilton lives near Rutland Water with his wife
Kate, daughter Sophie and son Felix.
Bibliography:
Novels:
The Greg Mandel series:
Mindstar Rising, 1993, published by Pan Books
A Quantum Murder, 1994, published by Tor Books
The Nano Flower, 1995, published by Pan Books
The Night’s Dawn Trilogy (Confederation
Universe):
The Reality Dysfunction, 1996, published by Grove Publishing
The Neutronium Alchemist, 1998, published by Warner Books
The Naked God, 1999, published by Pan Macmillan
Others in the Confederation Universe:
A Second Chance at Eden, 1998, a collection of short stories
published by Tor Books
The Confederation Handbook, 2000, published by Tor Books
The Commonwealth Saga:
Pandora’s Star, 2004, published by Tor Books
Judas Unchained, 2005, published by Tor Books
The Void Trilogy:
The Dreaming Void, 2007, published by Pan MacMillan
The Temporal Void, 2008, published by Pan MacMillan
The Evolutionary Void, forthcoming 2010
Other Novels:
Fallen Dragon, 2001, published by Tor Books
Misspent Youth, 2002, published by Tor Books
Short Fiction:
Deathday, 1991
Falling Stones, 1992
Adam’s Gene, 1993
Spare Capacity, 1993
The Suspect Genome, 1993, featuring Greg Mandel
Starlight Dreamer, 1994
Eat Reecebread, 1994, with Graham Joyce
The White Stuff, 1997, with Graham Joyce
Escape Route, 1997
Watching Trees Grow, 2000
Footvote, 2005
The Forever Kitten, 2005
Blessed by an Angel, 2007
Prizes and Awards:
2002 Arthur C. Clarke Award (best novel nominee) for Fallen
Dragon