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.