Peter F. Hamilton est un auteur britannique de science-fiction, surtout connu pour ses vastes space operas. Ses œuvres se caractérisent par des constructions de mondes complexes et des récits élaborés, explorant souvent l'avenir de l'humanité à l'échelle galactique. Hamilton mêle avec maestria une narration épique à des interrogations profondes sur la technologie, la société et la nature humaine.
La bataille pour la survie du Commonwealth atteint son paroxysme. Les savants humains travaillent sans relâche pour développer une arme capable de stopper l'invasion des Primiens Mais, quand une deuxième vague d'assaut déferle contre des dizaines de planètes humaines, on découvre avec stupeur que ces adversaires implacables ont eux aussi fait d'énormes progrès en matière de destruction... Le Commonwealth vit peut-être ses dernières heures, tandis que Niger Sheldon, Paula Myo et le général Ozzie Isaacs entament une course contre la montre pour sauver l'espèce humaine, quitte à renoncer aux principes de toute une civilisation...
Humanity is in crisis, as cities fall to an unstoppable alien threat. The
Salvation Sequence comes to its thrilling conclusion with The Saints of
Salvation - by Britain's number one science fiction writer, Peter F. Hamilton.
The ancient menace has finally escaped from Lalonde, shattering the Confederationâe(tm)s peaceful existence. Those who succumbed to it have acquired godlike powers, but now follow a far from divine gospel as they advance inexorably from world to world. On planets and asteroids individuals battle for survival against the strange and brutal forces unleashed upon the universe. Governments teeter on the brink of anarchy, the Confederation Navy is dangerously overstretched, and a dark messiah prepares to invoke his own version of the final Night. In such desperate times the last thing the galaxy needs is a new and terrifyingly powerful weapon. Yet Dr Alkad Mzu is determined to retrieve the Alchemist âe" so she can complete her thirty-year-old vendetta to slay a star. Which means Joshua Calvert has to find Dr Mzu and bring her back before the Alchemist can be reactivated. But heâe(tm)s not alone in the chase, and there are people on both sides who have their own ideas about how to sue the ultimate doomsday device. âe~Hamilton puts Britain sci-fi back into interstellar overdrive.âe(tm) The Times âe~Space opera has rarely been dealt with in such majesty... inventive, ambitious, and, like the greatest of tumbling acts, leaves you giddy for more.âe(tm) Daily Express
In a future world where humanity is divided into two radically different groups, the genetically engineered Edenists and the pioneering Adamists, both groups clash on the primitive world of Lalonde. Reprint.
Humanity rises to meet a powerful alien threat, in this extraordinary sequel to Peter F. Hamilton's Salvation. Salvation Lost is the second stunning novel in the Salvation Sequence, from 'the owner of the most powerful imagination in science fiction' - Ken Follett.Fight together - or die alone . . .In the twenty-third century, humanity is enjoying a comparative utopia. Yet life on Earth is about to change, forever. Feriton Kane's investigative team has discovered the worst threat ever to face mankind - and we've almost no time to fight back. The supposedly benign Olyix plan to harvest humanity, in order to carry us to their god at the end of the universe. And as their agents conclude schemes down on earth, vast warships converge above to gather this cargo. Some factions push for humanity to flee, to live in hiding amongst the stars - although only a chosen few would make it out in time. But others refuse to break before the storm. As disaster looms, animosities must be set aside to focus on just one goal: wiping this enemy from the face of creation. Even if it means preparing for a future this generation will never see. Salvation Lost is the second book in the Salvation Sequence by Peter F. Hamilton'A twisty and hugely satisfying SF thriller' - Alastair Reynolds on Salvation'Startlingly fresh, vigorous and original' - Stephen Baxter on Salvation
Amahle is a Light Chaser – one of a number of explorers, who travel the universe alone (except for their onboard AI), trading trinkets for life stories. But when she listens to the stories sent down through the ages she hears the same voice talking directly to her from different times and on different worlds, and comes to understand that something terrible is happening, and only she is in a position to do anything about it. And it will cost everything to put it right.
Between 1949 and 1997, Hong Kong transformed from a struggling British
colonial outpost into a global financial capital. Made in Hong Kong delivers a
new narrative of this metamorphosis, revealing Hong Kong both as a critical
engine in the expansion and remaking of postwar global capitalism and as the
linchpin of Sino-U.S. trade since the 1970s.
