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Peter F Hamilton

(b.1960)

Peter F. Hamilton was born in Rutland in 1960, and now lives near Rutland Water. He began writing in 1987, and sold his first short story to Fear magazine in 1988. He has also been published in Interzone and the In Dreams and New Worlds anthologies, and several small press publications.

Awards: BSFA (2001) see all

Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Children's Fiction

New and upcoming books

September 2024

The Archimedes Engine
(Exodus , book 1)

Series

Greg Mandel
   1. Mindstar Rising (1993)
   2. A Quantum Murder (1994)
   2.5. Family Matters (2014)
   3. The Nano Flower (1995)

Night's Dawn
   A Second Chance at Eden (1996)
   1. The Reality Dysfunction (1996)
   2. The Neutronium Alchemist (1997)
   3. The Naked God (1999)
   The Confederation Handbook (2000)

Night's Dawn : Reality Dysfunction
1. Emergence (1997)
2. Expansion (1997)

Night's Dawn : Neutronium Alchemist
1. Consolidation (1998)
2. Conflict (1998)

Night's Dawn : Naked God
1. Flight (2000)
2. Faith (2000)

Commonwealth Saga
1. Pandora's Star (2004)
2. Judas Unchained (2005)

Void Trilogy
   1. The Dreaming Void (2007)
   2. The Temporal Void (2008)
   3. The Evolutionary Void (2010)

Commonwealth: Chronicle of the Fallers
1. The Abyss Beyond Dreams (2014)
2. Night Without Stars (2016)

Queen of Dreams
   1. The Secret Throne (2014)
     aka The Queen of Dreams
   2. The Hunting of the Princes (2016)
   3. A Voyage Through Air (2017)

Salvation Sequence
   1. Salvation (2018)
   2. Salvation Lost (2019)
   3. The Saints of Salvation (2020)

Arkship Trilogy
   1. A Hole in the Sky (2021)
   2. The Captain's Daughter (2022)
   3. Queens of an Alien Sun (2022)

Exodus
1. The Archimedes Engine (2024)

Novels

   Watching Trees Grow (2000)
   Fallen Dragon (2001)
   Misspent Youth (2002)
   Great North Road (2012)

Collections

Futures: Four Novellas (2001) (with others)
Manhattan in Reverse (2011)

Novellas and Short Stories

   Escape Route (2007)
   If at First ... (2011)
   The Demon Trap (2011)
   Footvote (2011)
   A Window Into Time (2016)
   Light Chaser (2021) (with Gareth L Powell)

Series contributed to

Web
5. Lightstorm (1998)

Omnibus editions show

Books containing stories by Peter F Hamilton

Burning Brightly (2021)
50 Years of Novacon
edited by
Ian Whates

Love, Death + Robots: Volume One (2021)
(Love, Death and Robots, book 1)
edited by
Geoff Brown and Amanda J Spedding

Stories of Hope and Wonder (2020)
In Support of the UK's Healthcare Workers

More books

Awards

2001 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction : The Suspect Genome

Award nominations

	2022 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction (nominee) : Light Chaser
	2002 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : Fallen Dragon
	2002 Arthur C. Clarke Award (nominee) : Fallen Dragon
	2001 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Watching Trees Grow
	2001 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Suspect Genome
	2000 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Naked God
	1999 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : A Second Chance at Eden
	1999 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : A Second Chance at Eden
	1998 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Reality Dysfunction
	1995 BSFA Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Nano Flower
	1994 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction (nominee) : Spare Capacity

Peter F Hamilton recommends

Artifact Space (2021)
(Arcana Imperii)
Miles Cameron
"Now I've read Artifact Space I know what it's really going to be like serving aboard an armed interstellar merchant ship, with a smart lead character as my companion. Can't wait for part two."

Ace Doubles (2021)
Eric Brown
"With Ace Doubles, Eric Brown has crafted a meticulously evocative story of an ageing author who believes he’s reached the end of his career. His eerie path to redemption is both poignant and mysterious enough to involve the reader right to the very last line."

Spec Ops Z (2021)
(Spec Ops Z, book 1)
Gavin G Smith
"An exceptional talent."