Hamilton audio books, best sellers, author bio audible. Hamiltons startling perspectives on tomorrows technological and cultural trends span vast tracts of space and time, his stories are as compelling as they are epic in scope, and yet they are always grounded in characters human, alien and other who, for all their strangeness, still touch our hearts and fire our imaginations. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. He has also been published in interzone and the anthologies in dreams and new worlds, as well as in several smallpress publications. The reality dysfunction, the neutronium alchemist, and the naked god. Peter lives in rutland, england with his wife and their children.
Misspent youth is a stand alone science fiction novel by the acclaimed british author peter f hamilton. However, its not all it seems it is 2040, and after decades of research we can finally rejuvenate a human being. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Misspent youth follows the effect his has on him, his wife and son, and society at large. In ad 2600 the human race is finally realizing its full.
Misspent youth try saying it to your self misspent youth, not exactly catchy is it it sound so much like a story about maladjusted working class youngsters in some large industrial town or the title of a bruce springsteen track. Hamilton has also written about sagas, in particular and the most popular is the commonwealth saga. The reality dysfunction, the neutronium alchemist, and the. Buy misspent youth book online at best prices in india on. Hamiltons bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Listen to books in audio format instead of reading. Use search by author, title or series to find more. Misspent youth is a bit different to the std later hamilton with some aspects of the story being a little cheesy.
Now the master of space opera focuses on nearfuture earth and one most unusual family. Id almost quit after a 100 pages, because nothing had happened till then, but fate am i glad i persisted. Commonwealth saga series, book 1 commonwealth saga. Hamilton manhattan in reverse 2011 audiobook rod chamberlin. Download audiobooks by peter f hamilton at and save. Now i already got pandoras star but also can get my mitts on misspent youth. Hamilton has also written several books set in the same literary universe. Hamilton is the author of numerous novels, including a night without stars, great north road, the evolutionary void, the temporal void, the dreaming void, judas unchained, pandoras star, misspent youth, fallen dragon, and the acclaimed epic nights dawn trilogy. As of the publication of his 10th novel in 2004, his works had sold over 2 million copies worldwide. Misspent youth is the eighth novel by british sf author peter f. Misspent youth follows the effect his reappearance has on his family and friends his young exmodel wife sue, his teenage son tim, and also on his longterm pals who are now themselves all pensioners, and starting to resent what jeff has become. Hamilton is the first in nights dawn, a sweeping galactic trilogy from the master of space opera. Hamiltons misspent youth is a gripping introduction to the world of the commonwealth. Commonwealth saga audiobooks listen to the full series.
Hamilton was born in rutland in 1960, and now lives near rutland water. Hamilton is the author of numerous novels, including a night without stars, the abyss beyond dreams, great north road, the evolutionary void, the temporal void. Hamiltons books in order of when they were originally released. Hamilton, steven crossley, pan macmillan publishers ltd audible audiobooks skip to main content. Hamilton is known as one of the worlds greatest scifi writers for a reason. Hamilton was born in rutland, england on 2 march 1960. Hamilton is the author of numerous novels, including a night without stars, great north road, the evolutionary void, the temporal void, the dreaming void, judas unchained, pandoras star, misspent youth, fallen dragon, and the acclaimed e.
He would publish his first novel, mindstar rising, in 1992. Misspent youth is a 2002 science fiction novel by english author peter f. It is 2040 and, after decades of research, we can finally rejuvenate a human being. However, if you completely ignore this science fiction limbo status and the few social issues that peter f. He began writing in 1987 and sold his first short story to fear magazine in 1988. The commonwealth saga is a series of science fiction novels by british science fiction writer peter f. Peter hamilton is an excellent writer, you know that and this book is not disappointing.
Mindstar rising 1993, a quantum murder 1994 and the. Hamilton, 9781447224082, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Hamilton is the author of numerous novels, including a night without stars, great north road, the evolutionary void, the temporal void, the dreaming. Hamilton was born in rutland in 1960 and still lives near rutland water. However, i think hamilton is far better when writing space opera. It turned out to be a mindblowing book, pretty much the best thing i read in sf for a long while. Its a virtuoso treat, and i for one can hardly wait for salvation lost. This saga consists of the novels pandoras star 2004 and judas unchained 2005. Buy misspent youth book online at low prices in india. He has written many bestselling novels, including the greg mandel series, the nights dawn trilogy, the commonwealth saga, the void trilogy, short story collections and several.
Set around 2040, it describes the story of jeff baker, an inventor who revolutionises the world by creating the ultimate method of information storage and, instead of selling it, offers it open source. Hamilton raises in the book, also, misspent youth has the title magic memories on my pda. At 60% of the way through i stopped to check wikipedia for a summary of the book to see if it was even worth continuing. Misspent youth 2002 takes place 340 years before the events of pandoras. After decades of research, scientists of the european union believe that they have at last conquered humankinds most pernicious foe. Hamilton raises in the book, also, misspent youth has the title magic memories on my. Hamilton is juggling chainsaws while simultaneously doing needlepoint over a shark tank. Critics have compared the engrossing space operas of peter f. My first encounter with peter f hamilton was with the commonwealth saga. I waited hours for the story to start happening, and when it finally did it was like a terrible soap opera. Hamilton has taken the science fiction world by storm with his stunning, grandscale epic. Now, with this collection of six stories and a short novel, hamilton spans more than five centuries in the future history of bitek, affinity genes, edenists, adamists, xenocs, the saldanas, and the starship lady macbeth. The reality dysfunction, the neutronium alchemist and the naked god. Set in the near future, over 300 years before pandoras star and judas unchained, peter f.
Buy a cheap copy of misspent youth book by peter f. Two epic volumes, pandoras star and judas unchained, full of awe and wonder. Hamilton,steven crossley for free with a 30 day free trial. Misspent youth try saying it to your self misspent youth, not. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Hamiltons misspent youth is a gripping introduction to the world of the commonwealth saga. The commonwealth universe begins with the standalone novel misspent youth, published in 2002. For the first time, technology holds out the promise of not merely slowing the aging process but actually reversing it.
Up front id acknowledge im a peter f hamilton fan, and have got all his books. Hamilton s misspent youth is a gripping introduction to the world of the commonwealth saga. Readers have learned to expect the unexpected from peter f. Set in the near future, over three hundred years before pandoras star and judas unchained, peter f. The crown by kiera cass the drafter by kim harrison stardust by neil gaiman grey by e. Pandoras star and judas unchained form the first book its two volumes, but do not assume that means theyre separate works of the. Temporal void, the dreaming void, judas unchained, pandoras star, misspent youth. This saga consists of the novels pandoras star 2004 and judas unchained. Peter sold his first story to fear magazine in 1988. Misspent youth follows the effect his reappearance has on his family and friends his young exmodel wife sue, his teenage son tim, and also on his longterm pals who are now.
But the bottom line is that this is the story of the beginning of the rejuvenation technology, heavily featured in the pandoravoid universe, but with other details that link it to nights dawn. Hamilton was born in rutland in 1960, and still lives near rutland water. Read books for free from anywhere and from any device. I waited hours for the story to start happening, and when it finally did it was like a terrible soap opera porno script. Hamiltons misspent youth is a gripping introduction to the. The first subject for treatment is seventyeightyearold philanthropist jeff baker. Hamilton, including pandoras star, and judas unchained, and more on thriftbooks. Mindstar rising 1993, a quantum murder 1994 and the nano flower 1995. That novel is directly followed up with the commonwealth saga.
Now, with this collection of six stories and a short novel, hamilton spans more than five centuries in the future history of bitek, affinity genes. Hamilton is the author of numerous novels, including a night without stars, the abyss beyond dreams, great north road, the evolutionary void, the temporal void, the dreaming void, judas unchained, pandoras star, misspent youth, fallen dragon, and the acclaimed epic nights dawn trilogy. He explores well the issues caused by technological advances and the impact those may have on the individual and society. Hamilton, steven crossley, pan macmillan publishers ltd. He began writing in 1987, and sold his first short story to fear magazine in 1988. But extra marks for being a different take on the std scifi fare with more focus on people than some other authors care to in the genre. It consists of the novels pandoras star, judas unchained, misspent youth, the dreaming void, the temporal void and the evolutionary void.
Hamilton has brought his unique storytelling skills to bear on an. Hamilton s as an author, but i have to say on this one, wtf. Hamilton was born in rutland in 1960 and still lives in that county. Is it a good idea to read this book before pandoras star.