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The Evolutionary Void

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 Void*
#3 of 3
Void*     See series as if on a bookshelf
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
#6 of 8
Commonwealth Universe     See series as if on a bookshelf
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 © 2010 by Peter F. Hamilton
For Felix F. Hamilton
who arrived at the start of the Void.
Don't worry, Daddy's world isn't really like this.
The starship had no name; it didn't have a serial number or even a marque.
May contain spoilers
"Always onward."
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Extract (may contain spoilers)
The PanCephei Line starship had already dropped out of hyperspace when the emergency began.  External sensors were showing the passengers an image of the H-congruous world two thousand kilometers below.  White clouds tumbled high above dark blue oceans, sending out long streamers in forays across the surprisingly brown land.  Flight information was available to access, designating their vector as a purple line down through the atmosphere to Garamond's capital, the smooth resolution to another flawless everyday flight across three hundred light-years.

None of that registered with the increasingly frantic Delivery Man.  The Conservative Faction's intelligence division had automatically sent out a secure classified warning to all operatives as soon as the inversion core broke free of ANA's edifice.  He'd observed it with growing dismay as it eluded the navy ships.  Then the deterrence fleet arrived (though its nature wasn't revealed on any navy scans of the Sol system), and right after that the Swarm materialized.  Earth's defense agency declared a grade-one alert.

The Delivery Man called his wife, and to hell with protocol.  For whatever reason, her u-shadow didn't accept his first request for a link.  When he analyzed the basic data, he realized she was in the Dulwich Park school.  His hand thumped the nicely cushioned armrest of his seat in the first-class cubicle in frustration.

Lizzie teleported back home, and her u-shadow accepted the link.  He managed a few words of reassurance before his exovision symbols told him the unisphere was changing the routing on the link, which was weird.  His secure priority connection with the Conservative Faction intelligence division dropped out.  What the ####?  "Then I'll be with you the instant I reach an Earth station," he told her, trying to appear positive.

"Something's wrong," Lizzie said.

It was impossible, but he could feel her distress as though they were using the gaiafield.  "Lizzie, just hang on!  I will be there, I promise you.  Tell the girls Daddy is going to be home any minute."

His u-shadow reported the link with Lizzie had failed, as had the one to the Conservative Faction.  "No," he gasped out loud.  His exovision showed that every route to Earth had been severed.  No data were getting in or out of the Sol system; it was completely cut off from the unisphere.  "What the hell is happening?" he asked his u-shadow.

"Unknown," it replied.  "All wormholes to Sol have physically closed.  The navy and Commonwealth government retain several secure emergency TD links to Sol, but none are working."

"Did they nova it?" he asked fearfully.

"Unknown but unlikely.  Whatever happened, happened very quickly.  A nova shock wave would take several minutes to reach Earth."

"The planet itself, then - could they have destroyed it, dropped a quantumbuster through the defenses or something?  Maybe an M-sink?"

"Possibly.  But for every communication system in the solar system to be affected simultaneously, the destruction would have to be enormous and swift.  That suggests something which acts at hyperluminal velocity."

"Did they kill Earth?" he yelled out.

"Unknown."

"Oh, sweet Ozzie."  His whole body was shuddering as shock gripped him.  Biononics worked to calm the impulses.  "Find out," he instructed his u-shadow.  "Use every source you can access."

"Understood."

Judging by the raised voices muffled by the cubicle door, news of Earth's disappearance was spreading fast.  The Delivery Man couldn't think what to do.  It was the Conservative Faction that always provided him with the best data; now they were gone.  Without them, he was no better than anyone else.  He had no special ability, no influence, no one to call...

 

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 09-Sep-2010
Tantor Audio
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Date Issued:
09-Sep-2010
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Length:
24 hrs 45 min (705 pages)
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From audible.com:

An innovator praised as one of the inventors of "the new space opera", Peter F. Hamilton has also been hailed as the heir of such golden-age giants as Heinlein and Asimov. His star-spanning sagas are distinguished by deft plotting, engaging characters, provocative explorations of science and society, and soaring imaginative reach. Now, in one of the most eagerly anticipated offerings of the year, Hamilton brings his acclaimed Void trilogy to a stunning close.

Exposed as the Second Dreamer, Araminta has become the target of a galaxywide search by government agent Paula Myo and the psychopath known as the Cat, along with others equally determined to prevent - or facilitate - the pilgrimage of the Living Dream cult into the heart of the Void. An indestructible microuniverse, the Void may contain paradise, as the cultists believe, but it is also a deadly threat. For the miraculous reality that exists inside its boundaries demands energy - energy drawn from everything outside those boundaries: from planets, stars, galaxies...from everything that lives.

Meanwhile, the parallel story of Edeard, the Waterwalker, as told through a series of addictive dreams communicated to the gaiasphere via Inigo, the First Dreamer, continues to unfold. But now the inspirational tale of this idealistic young man takes a darker and more troubling turn as he finds himself faced with powerful new enemies - and temptations more powerful still.

With time running out, a repentant Inigo must decide whether to release Edeard's final dream: a dream whose message is scarcely less dangerous than the pilgrimage promises to be. And Araminta must choose whether to run from her unwanted responsibilities or face them down, with no guarantee of success or survival. But all these choices may be for naught if the monomaniacal Ilanthe, leader of the breakaway Accelerator Faction, is able to enter the Void. For it is not paradise she seeks there, but dominion.

Into the Void? Listen to more in the Void Trilogy.
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 01-Oct-2011
Del Rey
Mass Market Paperback
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Date Issued:
Cir 01-Oct-2011
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Pages*:
652
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Language:
English
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"Satisfying and powerful... Space Opera doesn't get
much more epic than Peter F. Hamilton, something proven
in spades in The Evolutionary Void."
- SFFWorld


Exposed as the Second Dreamer, Araminta has become the target of a galaxywide search by others equally determined to prevent or facilitate - the pilgrimage into the Void.  An indestructible microuniverse, the Void may contain paradise, but it is also a deadly threat.  For the reality that exists inside its boundaries demands energy drawn from planets, stars, galaxies - from everything that lives.

Meanwhile, the story of Edeard, the Waterwalker, continues to unfold.  With time running out, Inigo, the First Dreamer, must decide whether to release Edeard's dangerous final dream.  And Araminta must choose whether to run from her responsibilities or face them down, with no guarantee of success or survival.  But all these choices may be for naught if the leader of a rival faction enters the Void.  For it is not paradise she seeks there, but dominion.

"Dazzling with complex story lines, compelling characters,
and universe-spanning drama."
- Publishers Weekly
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2011 Del Rey Mass Market Edition
Del Rey mass market edition: October 2011
Fourth printing based on the number line
Canada: $9.99

Includes:
If at First... short story by Peter F Hamilton © 2007 by Peter F. Hamilton originally published in The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction.
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Author(s)

 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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