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Hamilton concludes his Greg Mandel trilogy, which began with Mindstar Rising (1996) and continued with last fall's A Quantum Murder. Greg is a "psychic detective" who works for the British corporation Event Horizon, a conglomerate that rose to power because of its patents on a unique, universal energy system. Though Greg has retired to his citrus groves, which thrive in globally warmed southern England, he is called back for a final mission when Julia Evans, heir to Event Horizon, receives a mysterious flower whose DNA resembles nothing terrestrial. An alien, benign but large as a world, has crossed the vacuum of space to colonize earth. It must be sent on its way, which Julia and Greg manage with Greg's psychic powers of communication and Julia's near-psychic expression of herself on Event Horizon's advanced software. The already popular series is likely to become more so, with this able conclusion and with the new film Event Horizon. John Mort --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


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Third in Hamilton's trilogy (Mindstar Rising, 1996; A Quantum Murder, p. 1421) featuring Greg Mandel, of the psi- powered Mindstar Battalion. Now retired, Greg has taken up orange-farming in half-drowned, subtropical, 21st-century England. But then his old friend Julia Evans, of the preeminent Event Horizon corporation, receives a mysterious flower sent by her computer-whiz husband, Royan, who's been missing for eight months. The flower turns out to be extraterrestrial--and highly evolved. Then media manipulator Clifford Jepson of Globecast attempts to peddle scientific information that's clearly beyond current human capabilities. What's going on? It seems that Royan, as Julia discovers, sent a probe to Jupiter to investigate possible alien microbes. Greg, meanwhile, traces the flower via its courier, the high-class whore Charlotte Fielder, who received it from a Celestial Apostle cultist aboard New London, an asteroid that Event Horizon has nudged into Earth orbit. Charlotte is horrified to learn that she's been working for a lethal group of Russian gangsters. Finally, all the movers and shakers converge on New London for a showdown with Royan and a strange, powerful, and immensely dangerous alien. Gratifyingly complex and challenging--indeed, impossible to summarize adequately, what with battles, love stories, vendettas, imponderable aliens, and robust characters: a fine trilogy, sure, but this one's in a class by itself. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 608 pages
  • Publisher: Tor Science Fiction; 1st THUS edition (June 15, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0812577698
  • ISBN-13: 978-0812577693
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Final Book in a Very Good Trilogy, December 4, 2004
The three books in Peter F. Hamilton's Greg Mandel series were written before his "Night's Dawn" series. I'm not certain of this, but they seem to occur in the same universe as that series, just at a MUCH earlier time. Regardless, this series is excellent. What's especially nice, is that, for the most part, each of these books stands alone. You still need to read them in order, but none of them ends in a cliff-hanger requiring your reading of the next. Unfortunately, each of these books has a few fairly explicit sexual situations described in them. The amount of sex increases as you move from book to book. If it weren't for that, I'd recommend these books for everyone.

"Mindstar Rising" is the first book in the series. It's a very good, fast-paced sci-fi action thriller. The book introduces all the important characters and the "universe" used throughout the series. For the most part, the character development is good. I have a few qualms about a character or two suddenly being more capable than they are during the majority of the book, but that's mostly inconsequential. The plot, too, is very good. However, the transition between the first, introductory, situation in the book and the primary situation could have been worked better: it seems contrived. But, I might be seeing that solely because I've read the book four times now.

"A Quantum Murder" is the second book in the series. This book takes place about three years after "Mindstar Rising." Instead of being the science-fiction action thriller that the first book is, it's more of a science fiction mystery. It's a close call, but I think this book is slightly better than "Mindstar Rising." Once again, there's good character development, but this time, the plot is somewhat more tightly put together. I've only got a couple of quibbles: first, in one scene, Mandel's psi powers inexplicably include actual telepathy instead of just the empathy described in "Mindstar Rising." And, second, after the characters find out who the murderer is, instead of sending the police out immediately, they close up shop for the night and say they'll do it in the morning. Other than that, this is an excellent book which shows the origins of a lot of the technology in the "Night's Dawn" series.

"The Nano Flower" is the third, and final, book in the series. The various dates specified in the book don't quite agree, but, in general, it seems to takes place about 16 years after "A Quantum Murder." Like "Mindstar Rising," it's a sci-fi action thriller. Like "A Quantum Murder," it further develops technologies that Hamilton uses in his "Night's Dawn" series. Also, as in "A Quantum Murder," Mandel's psi-powers have once again expanded. Of the three books, this is probably the best. It's a hard comparison to make since the second book is more of a mystery and this book more of an action-thriller. But, in general, I'd say there's an incremental improvement in these books as you move through the series (all of them are very good, though).
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4.0 out of 5 stars Greg Mandel is called out of retirement., February 12, 2000
By Robert Douglas (Northamptonshire, England) - See all my reviews
This book is a climatic conclusion to Peter Hamilton's cyberpunk trilogy. Crusading Trinities had taken out the last remnants of PSP agents; there were heavy losses on both sides. Now, the New Conservative Government is in power, backed by a new, promising economic growth. Set a couple of decades after 'A Quantam Murder', Julia Evans, now physically the owner of multi-billionaire corporation 'Event Horizon', visits Greg on a personal matter of some urgency. Royan - once a chairbound info-guru - has gone missing. Equally distressed, Greg accepts the challenge. But the trail is besmirched with blood and deceit. Innocent people are being killed, as a ruthless murderer is hot in pursuit. Greg's only chance of finding Royan is a mysterious message: a strange flower. Leol Reiger is great as the gunning villain, while the final conclusion is a beginning of another, more fantastic trilogy... I thoroughly enjoyed this Greg Mandel case, reminiscent of an English 'Bladerunner' in global warming. The setting meant a lot to me, because I once lived in Oakham, near Rutland Water, and have often visited Peterborough (quite dry, though, not yet 'Fens'!) Seeing 'Mindstar Rising' advertised as written by a local author, besides the exciting concept on the backcover, inspired me to purchase the trilogy - and then went on to Night's Dawn! Gripping stuff, intricate, believable characters, and cybernetic technology in a world that might one day exist.
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4.0 out of 5 stars To The Stars, July 18, 2000
By Dominic Buschi (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
The first Mandel book (Mindstar Rising) was an excellent Cyberpunk novel, the second (A Quantum Murder) was a futuristic whodunnit and this one, set about fifteen years after the others, reaches for the stars: We have (albeit limited) starships and 'there is life out there'.

As in the books before, Hamilton creates a convincing mix of future technology, politics, economics and action. This time he throws in a very different kind of alien presence. I have read Hamilton's short-story collection 'A Second Chance At Eden' and, judging from the alien technology/biology, it's leading from the Mandel Universe into the Night's Dawn Universe (Hamilton's monumental series starting with The Reality Dysfunction).

I'm not going to rehash the storyline, but it's very entertaining, I finished the 600 pages in less than a week and Greg Mandel says 'No Messing' a lot less often than in the other books!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader
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Impressively, this trilogy continues the quality work as again Event Horizon and particularly Julia Evans need Greg... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Blue Tyson

5.0 out of 5 stars Still My Favourite.
I wasn't going to write a review but I was so amazed at the previous reviewers comments about the poor quality of the ending to the book that I felt compelled to add my own... Read more
Published on June 7, 2007 by William J. Walker

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing finish
Sorry, but I didn't care for it. The ending was a disappointment. I expected better after 480 pages. Read more
Published on February 22, 2007 by T. P. McArdle

4.0 out of 5 stars A slightly disappointing conclusion-- three and 1/2 stars
Hamilton is one of the best science fiction writers working today, and I found the first book in this series (Mindstar Rising) to be a very pleasant surprise. Read more
Published on June 12, 2005 by C. Gilbert

3.0 out of 5 stars It could have been great
Book 3 of this series, and I'm still reading. But, even if there were more, I'm fairly certain I would have stopped here.
The Nano Flower had great promise. Read more
Published on September 26, 2002 by Amberblade

4.0 out of 5 stars Well conceived but carelessly executed ideas
I am new to Peter Hamilton's writing and The Nano Flower is the first of his novels that I have read. Read more
Published on March 12, 2001 by Julian P Killingley

4.0 out of 5 stars Overall, very good - but a slightly flat ending.
In this book, the last in the trilogy, we find Greg Mandell retired from being a private detective for a number of years; but being called back to 'duty' by Julia Evans, to find... Read more
Published on August 27, 2000 by Allan A. Macbain

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent conclusion to the Greg Mandel series
In this third and (so far) final installment of the Greg Mandel series, Hamilton brings the trilogy to a new level. Read more
Published on January 14, 2000 by Stefan Raets

5.0 out of 5 stars A Really Great Read!!!
The third in this trilogy, The Nano Flower really delivers. I have enjoyed everything that Peter Hamilton has written. Read more
Published on June 12, 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Event Horizon does not equal "Event Horizon"
I really enjoyed this novel, which got me through a long stretch of jury duty. Contrary to what is implied, however, in the Booklist review posted above, "The Nano... Read more
Published on January 27, 1998

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