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The Dreaming Void

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2007
2024
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Science fiction
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Prologue
1
Inigo's First Dream
2
Inigo's Second Dream
3
Inigo's Third Dream
4
Inigo's Fourth Dream
5
Inigo's Fifth Dream
6
Inigo's Sixth Dream
7
Inigo's Seventh Dream
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A sub-series of science fiction novels taking place in the Commonwealth Universe by Peter F Hamilton.

1) The Dreaming Void
2) The Temporal Void
3) The Evolutionary Void

 Commonwealth Universe
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An overarching science-fiction series by Peter F Hamilton.

1) Misspent Youth
2) Pandora's Star
3) Judas Unchained
4) The Dreaming Void
5) The Temporal Void
6) The Evolutionary Void
7) The Abyss Beyond Dreams
8) A Night Without Stars
Copyright © 2007 by Peter F. Hamilton
The starship CNE Caragana slipped down out of the night sky, its gray and scarlet hull illuminated by the pale iridescence of the massive ion storms that beset space for light-years in every direction.
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"Waterwalker."
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Extract (may contain spoilers)
Eheard had been looking forward to the trip for months.  Every year in late summer the village elders organized a caravan to trek over to Witham, the closest medium-size town in Rulan province, to trade.  By tradition, all the senior apprentices went with it.  This was part of their landcraft training, of which they had to have a basic knowledge before they could qualify as practitioners.  They were taught how to hunt small animals, how to clear farmland ditches, which fruit to pick, how to handle a plow, and what berries and roots were poisonous, along with the basics of making camp in the wild.

Even the fact that Obron would be a traveling companion for three weeks had not lessened Edeard's enthusiasm.  He finally was going to get out of Ashwell.  Sure, he had been to all the local farms, but never farther than half a day's travel.  The caravan meant he would see a lot more of Querencia: the mountains, people other than the villagers he'd lived among for fifteen years, forests.  It was a chance to see how others did things, explore new ideas.  There was so much waiting for him out there.  He was convinced it was going to be fantastic.

The reality almost lived up to his expectations.  Yes, Obron was a pain, but not too much.  Ever since Edeard's success with the ge-cats, the constant hassle had not ended, but it certainly had eased off.  They did not speak as friends, but on the journey out Obron had been almost civil.  Edeard suspected that was partially because of Melzar, who was the caravan master and had made it very clear before they left that he would not tolerate any trouble.

"It might seem like this is some kind of holiday," Melzar told the assembled apprentices in the village hall the night before they departed.  "But remember, this is part of your formal education.  I expect you to work hard and learn.  If any of you cause me any problems, you will be sent back to Ashwell right away.  If any of you slack off or do not reach what I consider a satisfactory level of landcraft, I will inform your Master and you will be dropped back a year from qualification.  Understood?"

"Yes, sir," the apprentices muttered grudgingly.  There were a lot of smirks hidden from Melzar as they filed out.

They had taken five days to reach Witham.  There were seventeen apprentices and eight adults in the caravan.  Three big carts carried goods and food; over thirty farm beasts were driven along with them.  Everyone rode ge-horses; for some apprentices, it was the first time they'd ever been up on the animals.  Melzar quickly assigned Edeard to help tutor them.  That allowed him to open up conversations with lads who had ignored him before; after all, he was the youngest senior apprentice in Ashwell.  But out on the road they began to accept him as an equal rather than the freaky boy about whom Obron always complained.  Melzar also entrusted him with controlling the ge-wolves they used to keep guard.

"You're better than all of us at guiding those brutes, lad," he said as they made camp the first night.  "Make sure they do their job properly.  Keep three of them with us, and I want the other four patrolling around outside."

"Yes, sir, I can do that."  It wasn't even a boast; those were simple orders.

Talk that night among the apprentices was of bandits and wild tribes, each of them doing their best to tell the most horrific stories.  Alcie and Genril topped everyone with tales of the cannibal tribe that supposedly lived in the Talman Mountains.  Edeard did not mention that his own parents had been killed while on a caravan, but everyone knew that, anyway.  He was thrown a few glances to check how he was reacting.  His nonchalance earned him quiet approval.

 

Added: 24-Apr-2024
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 03-Jul-2008
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AD 3580. The Intersolar Commonwealth has spread through the galaxy to over a thousand star systems. It is a culture of rich diversity with a place for everyone. A powerful navy protects it from any hostile species that may lurk among the stars. For Commonwealth citizens, even death has been overcome.

At the center of the galaxy is the Void, a strange, artificial universe created by aliens billions of years ago, shrouded by an event horizon more deadly than any natural black hole. In order to function, it is gradually consuming the mass of the galaxy. Watched over by its ancient enemies, the Raiel, the Void's expansion is barely contained.

Inigo dreams of the sweet life within the Void and shares his visions with billions of avid believers. When he mysteriously disappears, Inigo's followers decide to embark on a pilgrimage into the Void to live the life of their messiah's dreams - a pilgrimage that the Raiel claim will trigger a catastrophic expansion of the Void.

Aaron is a man whose only memory is his own name. He doesn't know who he used to be or what he is. All he does know is that his job is to find the missing messiah and stop the pilgrimage. He's not sure how to do that, but whoever he works for has provided some pretty formidable weaponry that ought to help.

Meanwhile, inside the Void, a youth called Edeard is coming to terms with his unusually strong telepathic powers. A junior constable in Makkathran, he starts to challenge the corruption and decay that have poisoned the city. He is determined that his fellow citizens should know hope again. What Edeard doesn't realize is just how far his message of hope is reaching.
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 24-Feb-2009
Del Rey
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"A real spellbinder from a master storyteller... dozens of scenarios, a surprisingly well-delineated cast of thousands, plotting enough to delight the most Machiavellian of readers."
- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)


The year is 3589.  At the yery heart of the galaxy is the Void, a self-contained microuniverse that cannot be stopped as it expands in all directions, consuming everything in its path.  Even the oldest and most technologically advanced of the galaxy's sentient races, the Raiel, do not know its origin or its purpose.  Then Inigo, an astrophysicist, begins having vivid dreams.  Inside the Void, Inigo sees paradise.  Thanks to the gaiafield, a neural entanglement wired into most humans, those dreams are shared by hundreds of millions - and a religion, the Living Dream, is born, with Inigo as its prophet.  But then he vanishes.

A new wave of dreams broadcast by an unknown Second Dreamer serves as the impetus for a massive Pilgrimage into the Void, which could trigger an accelerated devourment phase that will swallow up thousands of worlds.  Thus begins a desperate race to find Inigo and avert catastrophe.

"Truly epic adventure."
- Booklist
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2009 Del Rey Mass Market Edition
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Excerpt from The Temporal Void by Peter F Hamilton
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 Peter F Hamilton
Birth: 02 Mar 1960 Oakham, Rutland, England, UK
Notes:
From The Reality Dysfunction Part 1: Emergence:

PETER F. HAMILTON was born in Rutland, England, in 1960 and still lives near Rutland Water.  He began writing in 1987 and has published short stories in a number of magazines and anthologies.  His other books include the Greg Mandel novels: Mindstar Rising, A Quantum Murder, and The Nano Flower.  The epic story begun in The Reality Dysfunction continues with The Neutronium Alchemist, which Warner Aspect will publish in April and May 1998.


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