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'''Peter F. Hamilton''' (born 2 March 1960) is a British author. He is best known for writing [[space opera]]. As of the publication of his 10th novel in 2004, his works had sold over 2 million copies worldwide.
'''Peter F. Hamilton''' (born 1960) is a British author. He is known for writing [[science fiction]] [[space opera]].


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Peter F. Hamilton was born in [[Rutland]], England in 1960.<ref name=pm>{{cite web | title=Peter F. Hamilton | website=Pan Macmillan | url=https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/peter-f-hamilton/1507 | access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> 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".<ref name= interview>{{cite interview| first= Peter F. |last=Hamilton| interviewer-first=Hans| interviewer-last= Persson|url=http://www.lysator.liu.se/lsff/mb-nr33/Peter_F_Hamilton.html|title=Peter F. Hamilton| date= 1996|quote=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.}}</ref>


After he started writing in 1987, he sold his first short story to ''[[Newsfield Publications#Fear|Fear Magazine]]'' in 1988.<ref name=pm/> His first novel, ''[[Mindstar Rising]]'', was published during 1993, followed by ''[[A Quantum Murder]]'' (1994) and ''[[The Nano Flower]]'' (1995), which together comprise the Greg Mandel trilogy.<ref name= interview/>
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Peter F. Hamilton was born in [[Rutland]], England on 2 March 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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lysator.liu.se/lsff/mb-nr33/Peter_F_Hamilton.html|title=Peter F. Hamilton|work=liu.se}}</ref>


He then wrote a space opera novel, named ''[[The Night's Dawn Trilogy]]''. He has also published the ''[[Commonwealth Saga]]'' with the ''[[Void Trilogy]]'' and ''[[The Chronicle of the Fallers]]'' in the same universe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peter F. Hamilton's books in order |url=https://www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/science-fiction-and-fantasy/peter-f-hamilton-books-in-order |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=www.panmacmillan.com |language=en}}</ref>
After he started writing in 1987, he sold his first short story to ''[[Newsfield Publications#Fear|Fear Magazine]]'' in 1988. His first novel, ''[[Mindstar Rising]]'', was published in 1993, followed by ''[[A Quantum Murder]]'' and ''[[The Nano Flower]]''. After this, he wrote a massive space opera, called ''[[The Night's Dawn Trilogy]]''. He has also written the [[Void Trilogy]] and the [[Commonwealth Saga]]. As of 2008, he still lives in Rutland, near [[Rutland Water]], with his wife Kate, daughter Sophie, and son Felix. He is currently working on a new trilogy of books set in a new universe, collectively titled ''Salvation''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sffworld.com/2016/10/interview-with-peter-f-hamilton/|title=Interview with Peter F. Hamilton|date=18 October 2016|newspaper=SFFWorld|access-date=2017-02-20|language=en-US}}</ref>

Since 2018, he has written the unrelated space opera ''Salvation Sequence'', and [[Young adult literature|young adult]] sci-fi ''Arkship Trilogy'', set in original universes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chitty |first=Mark |date=2020-10-28 |title=The Saints of Salvation by Peter F Hamilton – SFFWorld |url=https://www.sffworld.com/2020/10/the-saints-of-salvation-by-peter-f-hamilton/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cunliffe |first=Chris |title=Interview: Peter F. Hamilton — Parallel Publishing |url=https://www.parallelpublishing.co.uk/2021/10/29/interview-peter-f-hamilton/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Awards==
In 2000, Hamilton was awarded [[BSFA Award]] for ''The Suspect Genome.''<ref>{{Cite journal |date=February 2001 |title=Original reviews |url=http://starbaseandromeda.com/Graphics/Andromedan%20Logs/AndLog%2061.pdf |journal=The Andromedan, Log #61 |volume=5 |issue=13 }}</ref>

Hamilton received the [[Inkpot Award]] in 2012.<ref>[https://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot Inkpot Award]</ref>


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Peter F. Hamilton
Peter F. Hamilton at a book fair in Paris, France, in March 2009.
Peter F. Hamilton at a book fair in Paris, France, in March 2009.
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Rutland, England
OccupationNovelist
NationalityBritish
Period1987–present
GenreScience fiction, Space opera
Website
www.panmacmillan.com/authors/peter-f-hamilton/1507

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

Biography

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Peter F. Hamilton was born in Rutland, 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 to Fear Magazine in 1988.[1] His first novel, Mindstar Rising, was published during 1993, followed by A Quantum Murder (1994) and The Nano Flower (1995), which together comprise the Greg Mandel trilogy.[2]

He then wrote a space opera novel, named The Night's Dawn Trilogy. He has also published the Commonwealth Saga with the Void Trilogy and The Chronicle of the Fallers in the same universe.[3]

Since 2018, he has written the unrelated space opera Salvation Sequence, and young adult sci-fi Arkship Trilogy, set in original universes.[4][5]

Awards

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In 2000, Hamilton was awarded BSFA Award for The Suspect Genome.[6]

Hamilton received the Inkpot Award in 2012.[7]

Bibliography

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Main article: Peter F. Hamilton bibliography

References

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  1. ^ a b "Peter F. Hamilton". Pan Macmillan. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b Hamilton, Peter F. (1996). "Peter F. Hamilton" (Interview). Interviewed by Persson, Hans. 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.
  3. ^ "Peter F. Hamilton's books in order". www.panmacmillan.com. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ Chitty, Mark (28 October 2020). "The Saints of Salvation by Peter F Hamilton – SFFWorld". Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ^ Cunliffe, Chris. "Interview: Peter F. Hamilton — Parallel Publishing". Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Original reviews" (PDF). The Andromedan, Log #61. 5 (13). February 2001.
  7. ^ Inkpot Award
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