A Second Chance at Eden [Kindle Edition]

Peter F. Hamilton (Author)

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Amazon.com Review

This is a superb collection of stories from Peter Hamilton, set in the same universe as his excellent, bestselling epics Reality Dysfunction (Emergence and Expansion) and The Neutronium Alchemist (Consolidation and Conflict). It's hard to pick favorites here, because every one of the stories is superbly plotted, exciting, and full of fresh ideas. The novella "A Second Chance at Eden" is a classic detective story with unpredictable twists and turns. "Escape Route," which also appeared in The Year's Best Science Fiction, marks the reappearance of the starship Lady Macbeth and her crew, who must figure out a xenoc relic before they run afoul of some heavies. Hamilton favorites like bitek, affinity genes, xenocs, and Edenists are threaded throughout the collection, weaving detail into the epic tapestry of his universe. A Second Chance at Eden is perfect for Hamilton aficionados and novices alike. --Therese Littleton

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Science Fiction.

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 626 KB
• Publisher: Aspect (November 1, 2000)
• Sold by: Hachette Book Group
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000Q9INQ8
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #98,320 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

Peter F. Hamilton was born in Rutland in 1960, and still lives near Rutland Water. His previous novels are the Greg Mandel series and the bestselling 'Night's Dawn' trilogy: The Reality Dysfunction , The Neutronium Alchemist and The Naked God. Also published by Macmillan (and Pan) is A Second Chance at Eden, a novella and six short stories, and The Confederation Handbook, a vital guide to the 'Night's Dawn' trilogy. His most recent novels were Fallen Dragon, Misspent Youth, Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A necessary read for any Hamilton fan., March 27, 2000

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Adam Ruddermann (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Second Chance at Eden (Mass Market Paperback)

After reading Hamilton's Night's Dawn Trilogy (The Reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist and The Naked God) I found myself WANTING to learn more about the universe that he had so wonderfully created.

I found this little book full of short stories set in the same universe as that series and was totally impressed. There are hints to the stories in A 2nd Chance at Eden in The Naked God (When Calvert tells Ione that his dad had once traveled through time and she didn't believe him, for example.)

There is also a VERY valuable and fascinating story of Edenism which paints its esteemed leader in a much different light than most would think after reading the entire Night's Dawn series.

So, check it out, and enjoy!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fabulous Prefatory Collection, October 1, 2000

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Penner (Brattleboro, VT USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Second Chance at Eden (Mass Market Paperback)

Just what the Night's Dawn trilogy needed: A set of short stories in chronological order that lay out the future history of his universe up until Volume I begins. For those intending to read the Night's Dawn books, I would actually recommend reading this first, as it introduces each of the major technologies and political entities prevalent in the trilogy one by one, while at the same time exploring their darker side and giving you some historical insight for the events of the trilogy. And don't worry: the major thread of Night's Dawn is a completely new storyline so this volume will ruin nothing.

Hamilton is a brillant, versatile, sexy writer who knows how to control information and how to throw action and intrigue together in the right mixture.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The eBook version is awful., May 24, 2011

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Keith Walker (Spokane, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Second Chance at Eden (Kindle Edition)

You know, I'll leave the reviewing of the stories themselves contained in this book to others, but just want to add that in the ebook version the punctuation is awful. Seriously.

It seems as though the OCR software the publisher used to convert this book over to Kindle format didn't pick up very much punctuation. The number of periods missed in the first short story alone boggles the mind. It's depressing to see a publisher care so little about their customers (and their authors!) that they would foist something this horrible onto them. Soon though, publishers will join the buggy-whip manufacturers in the dead-pool of obsolete jobs and after attempting to read this book on the Kindle, that can't happen too soon.

Beware the ebook version! It will make you cringe.