Peter F. Hamilton | |
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 At MCM Comic Con London, May 2025 | |
| Born | 1960 (age 64–65) Rutland, England |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1987–present |
| Genre | Science fiction,Space opera |
| Website | |
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Peter F. Hamilton (born 1960) is a British author. He is known for writingscience fictionspace opera.
Peter F. Hamilton was born inRutland, England in 1960.[1] 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".[2]
After he started writing in 1987, he sold his first short story toFear Magazine in 1988.[1] His first novel,Mindstar Rising, was published during 1993, followed byA Quantum Murder (1994) andThe Nano Flower (1995), which together comprise the Greg Mandel trilogy.[2]
He then wrote a space opera novel, namedThe Night's Dawn Trilogy. He has also published theCommonwealth Saga with theVoid Trilogy andThe Chronicle of the Fallers in the same universe.[3]
Since 2018, he has written the unrelated space operaSalvation Sequence, andyoung adult sci-fiArkship Trilogy, set in original universes.[4][5]
In 2000, Hamilton was awardedBSFA Award forThe Suspect Genome.[6]
Hamilton received theInkpot Award in 2012.[7]
This is a transcription of the interview with Peter F. Hamilton held at ConFuse 96. The interview and transcription was done by Hans Persson. The text has been edited by Hans Persson and Tommy Persson to make it more readable.
