{"title":"Peter F. Hamilton","description":"Peter F Hamilton is the Sunday Times Bestselling author of numerous novels, including The Abyss Beyond Dreams, Great North Road, T, and the acclaimed epic Night's Dawn trilogy (The Reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist,  and The Naked God). His most recent series is the Salvation trilogy. Born in 1960, he lives with his family in southwest England.","products":[{"product_id":"a-hole-in-the-sky-arkship-trilogy-book-i-paperback","title":"A Hole in the Sky: Arkship Trilogy Book I - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom internationally bestselling author Peter F. Hamilton comes the first in a new, coming of age trilogy where life on a generation ship takes a turn for the worst when the delicate cycle of life is disturbed... A great read for fans of Alastair Reynolds and Miles Cameron.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSixteen-year old Hazel lives in the Daedalus, a generation ship on a centuries long flight in search of a new world. The ship has been traveling for 500 years, searching for a world to settle in after having to abandon its last world. Everyone on board Daedalus lives a very simple existence in farming villages. The age of machines supplying their needs was lost during a mutiny 500 years ago. The AI captain regained control of the ship after a huge struggle. Now, with finite resources, everything in the habitat is Cycled, including humans, who essentially are suicided at 65 so they don't deplete the biosphere's resources. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHazel encounters the Cheaters, people who refused to Cycle, who tell her the Daedalus has been damaged and its atmosphere is leaking away. When her brother has a paralyzing accident which condemns him to be Cycled since he can no longer be productive, Hazel runs off with him to join the Cheaters. While with the Cheaters, she discovers that much of what has been told to the people living on Daedalus for the last 500 years is untrue, and soon, Hazel is in a thrilling race to help repair the ship and help the people of the Daedalus.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102252142815,"sku":"9781836730095","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/VWcJfCtaY69781836730095.webp?v=1781079223"},{"product_id":"exodus-the-archimedes-engine-paperback","title":"Exodus: The Archimedes Engine - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore EXODUS, a new sci-fi action-adventure RPG coming soon from Archetype Entertainment featured in this epic novel from legendary author Peter F. Hamilton.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForty thousand years ago, humanity fled a dying Earth. Traveling in massive arkships, these brave pioneers spread out across the galaxy to find a new home. After traveling thousands of light-years, one fleet of arkships arrived at Centauri, a dense cluster of stars with a vast array of potentially habitable planets. The survivors of Earth signaled to the remaining arkships that humanity had finally found its new home among the stars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thousands of years later, the Centauri Cluster has flourished. The original settlers have evolved into advanced beings known as Celestials and divided themselves into powerful Dominions. One of the most influential is that of the Crown Celestials, an alliance of five great houses that controls vast areas of Centauri. As arkships continue to arrive, the remaining humans and their descendants must fight for survival against overwhelming odds or be forced into serving the Crown Dominion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Among those yearning for a better life is Finn, for whom Earth is not a memory but merely a footnote from humanity's ancient history. Born on one of the Crown Dominion worlds, Finn has known nothing but the repressive rule of the Celestials, though he dreams of the possibility of boundless space beyond his home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When another arkship from Earth, previously thought lost, unexpectedly arrives, Finn sees his chance to embrace a greater destiny and become a Traveler--one of a group of brave heroes dedicated to ensuring humanity's future by journeying into the vast unknown of distant space.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103173087455,"sku":"9780593357682","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/zxEaacvSkB9780593357682.webp?v=1781090426"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/peter-f-hamilton.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}