Peter F. Hamilton (born 1960) is a British author. He is known for writing science fiction

space opera Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes space warfare, with use of melodramatic, risk-taking space adventures, relationships, and chivalric romance. Set mainly or entirely in outer space, it features technological and soci ...

Biography

Peter F. Hamilton was born in

Rutland Rutland () is a ceremonial county and unitary authority in the East Midlands, England. The county is bounded to the west and north by Leicestershire, to the northeast by Lincolnshire and the southeast by Northamptonshire. Its greatest len ...

in 1960. He did not attend university. He said in an interview, "I did science at school up to age eighteen, I stopped doing English, English literature, writing at sixteen, I just wasn't interested in those days". After he started writing in 1987, he sold his first short story to '' Fear Magazine'' in 1988. His first novel, ''

Mindstar Rising ''Mindstar Rising'' is a science fiction novel by British writer Peter F. Hamilton, published in 1993. It is the first book in the Greg Mandel trilogy. The novel introduces the major characters in the series, most notably Greg and Julia Evans. T ...

'', was published during 1993, followed by '' A Quantum Murder'' and '' The Nano Flower''. He then wrote a space opera novel, named ''

The Night's Dawn Trilogy British author Peter F. Hamilton's ''The Night's Dawn Trilogy'' consists of three science fiction novels: '' The Reality Dysfunction'' (1996), ''The Neutronium Alchemist'' (1997), and ''The Naked God'' (1999). A collection of short stories, ' ...

''. He has also published the ''

Commonwealth Saga The ''Commonwealth Saga'' is a series of science fiction novels by British science fiction writer Peter F. Hamilton. This saga consists of the novels ''Pandora's Star'' (2004) and ''Judas Unchained'' (2005). Hamilton has also written several ...

'' with ''

Void Trilogy The ''Void Trilogy'' is a space opera series by British author Peter F. Hamilton. The series is set in the same universe as The '' Commonwealth Saga'', 1,200 years after the end of '' Judas Unchained''. Peter F. Hamilton sold the American rights ...

'' and ''

The Chronicle of the Fallers ''The Chronicle of the Fallers'' is a space opera sequence by science fiction author Peter F. Hamilton. Hamilton announced in 2011 that he was developing a new trilogy set in Commonwealth Universe. He later decided to cut the trilogy down to ...

'' in the same universe. Since 2018, he has written the unrelated space opera ''Salvation Sequence'', and

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sci-fi ''Arkship Trilogy'', set in original universes.

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External links

The Unisphere , A Peter F. Hamilton Fan Site
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