A Second Chance at Eden - Softcover

Hamilton, Peter F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0446606715 ISBN 13: 9780446606714

Publisher: Aspect, 1999

Synopsis

The author of The Reality Dysfunction and The Neutronium Alchemist returns to the offbeat universe of his best-selling novels in a collection of short fiction that includes "A Second Chance at Eden," "The Lives and Loves of Tiarella Rosa," and "Escape Route." Original.

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Review:

This is Hamilton's first collection of short stories (including one novella), set in the same universe as the bestselling Night's Dawn trilogy. Actually, as Hamilton himself admits, the original versions of these stories had nothing to do with Night's Dawn, but he has used the opportunity of this collection to tweak (or almost completely rewrite) all his earlier works and bring them in line. This process seems to affect most sci-fi novelists at some point in their careers and is probably a cathartic milestone in the transition from new sci-fi author to bestselling author.

The collection is chronological in sequence, starting with the early days when affinity is a cutting edge technology and taking the reader through it's rapid development as it forms a fundamental part of civilization. For die-hard enthusiasts of Night's Dawn, Escape Route tells the intriguing story of the last flight of Joshua Calvert's father and his spacecraft, Lady Macbeth. And the novella A Second Chance at Eden is Hamilton's attempt at revenge; apparently when he wrote his second novel A Quantum Murder, too many of his friends solved the mystery and identified the murderer--this time he throws down the gauntlet to stunning effect. For fans or novices, this collection offers a diverse selection, all under- pinned by Hamilton's attention to detail and skill in storytelling. --Dave Mutton

Book Description:

From the author of the bestselling Night's Dawn trilogy, a novella and six stories set in the same brilliantly realized universe.

About this edition

• Publisher: Aspect
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0446606715
• ISBN 13: 9780446606714
• Binding: Paperback