Peter has kindly sent me a deleted scene from The Temporal Void for the site that shows a little of Morton from the Commonwealth Saga. You can check it out here!

A heads up that I’ve put my review of The Evolutionary Void up on my blog and can be found here. Fell free to head over and have a read

Now the primeval evil has left Lalonde behind to spread its malign presence across the unsuspecting worlds of the Confederation. The possessed have acquired a chilling range of superhuman powers that can defeat most conventional weapons. Technology cannot defeat them. Fear multiplies like wildfire across the planets and asteroid settlements which make up the Human Confederation, the precursor to conquest and surrender. But even surrender fails to bring an end to the torment, for the possessed will not stop their campaign until their victory is absolute, with every living human taken.

Against this force the Confederation Navy is struggling to contain the threat, a battle it will ultimately lose. It seems as if individuals can make very little difference. Then out of history, Dr Alkad Mzu returns with the Neutronium Alchemist, the single most destructive weapon ever built. And she is determined to use it to avenge the death of her homeworld. It falls on Captain Joshua Calvert to try and stop her, but he’s not the only one hunting her down in an increasingly lethal universe. And not everyone thinks the doomsday device should be neutralized.

Here’s the cover and synopsis for the limited edition hardback that Subterranean Press will be releasing later this year for The Neutronium Alchemist by Peter F Hamilton. It follows the same style as The Reality Dysfunction so will look very nice on my shelf next to it! Also, sounds like they’re going to do The Naked God and combine A Second Chance at Eden and The Confederation Handbook into one volume. Here’s what they’ve said:

Here’s Tomislav Tikulin’s cover to Peter F. Hamilton’s enormous (930 pages) space opera, The Neutronium Alchemist, which is part two of his Night’s Dawn Trilogy.

Everything on Neutronium is right on schedule for publication this fall. The book has been completely designed and proofread, and we’re sending out to have ARCs printed. All that remains is for us to get the signature pages to the author to sign. After that, we plan to begin work on volume three, The Naked God. It also looks as though we’ll be doing a fourth volume, this one gathering all of the short stories contained in Another Chance at Eden, as well as the associated Confederation Handbook.

If that’s not enough Peter Hamilton for you, we’re also talking about another project we’ll be able to announce as soon as contracts are signed.

..the highly awaited finale to the Void trilogy and it is *the* sf novel of the year..

Go here for more.

Just seen on the Subterranean Press website that they will be releasing a limited edition of The Neutronium Alchemist in December – I had to get my order in straight away, just can’t help myself. They’re once again releasing 500 copies of the limited edition hardcover, priced at $60, plus a lettered edition priced at $250.

The synopsis:

Now the primeval evil has left Lalonde behind to spread its malign presence across the unsuspecting worlds of the Confederation. The possessed have acquired a chilling range of superhuman powers that can defeat most conventional weapons. Technology cannot defeat them. Fear multiplies like wildfire across the planets and asteroid settlements which make up the Human Confederation, the precursor to conquest and surrender. But even surrender fails to bring an end to the torment, for the possessed will not stop their campaign until their victory is absolute, with every living human taken.

Against this force the Confederation Navy is struggling to contain the threat, a battle it will ultimately lose. It seems as if individuals can make very little difference. Then out of history, Dr Alkad Mzu returns with the Neutronium Alchemist, the single most destructive weapon ever built. And she is determined to use it to avenge the death of her homeworld. It falls on Captain Joshua Calvert to try and stop her, but he’s not the only one hunting her down in an increasingly lethal universe. And not everyone thinks the doomsday device should be neutralized.

Eastercon is the biggest Sci-Fi and Fantasy convention in the UK, held over the Easter weekend each year. Illustrious 2011 has just been announced as the one for next year, held at the Hilton Metropole, NEC, Birmingham, UK and will have Peter F Hamilton as the guest of honour. I missed out going this year due to the distance (it was held at Heathrow), but I’ll be booking my place on this one soon, especially as I enjoyed myself immensely when I attended last year’s in Bradford.

For anyone that hasn’t read, or doesn’t own, The Night’s Dawn Trilogy (The Reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist, The Naked God) then head over to my blog for a chance to win the series. It’s open worldwide so get your entries in!

Here we go, the US cover for The Evolutionary Void from the Random House US website. The nicest of the US covers for the Void triology, at least in my opinion!

Peter F Hamilton’s startling perspectives on tomorrow’s technological and cultural trends span vast tracts of space and time; his stories are as compelling as they are epic in scope, and yet they are always grounded in characters – human, alien and other – who, for all their strangeness, still touch our hearts and fire our imaginations. Now, in The Evolutionary Void, Hamilton concludes the highly acclaimed Commonwealth saga that has unfolded in The Dreaming Void and The Temporal Void.

Having finally mastered his astonishing psychic abilities and how to harness the power of the city itself, Edeard is dismayed to find that life in Makkathran is as challenging and dangerous as ever. No matter what he does, there always seem to be threats to quash and unrest to settle. Although he knows he can eventually rid the city of corruption and anarchy, he is coming to understand that he himself will have to pay a terrible price for Makkathran’s peace and liberty.

Inspired by their shared vision of Edeard’s story, millions of Living Dream pilgrims embark on their gigantic, ultradrive ships, heading towards a new and perfectible life within the Void that lies at the centre of the galaxy. Their arrival will trigger a super-massive expansion of the Void which will devour everything in its path – ultimately the galaxy itself – and, for those of the Greater Commonwealth who would stop the pilgrimage, time is running out.

On the run from planet to planet, pursued by every Commonwealth faction, Second Dreamer Araminta realizes she can no longer flee her destiny and chooses a course of action that will not only confound Living Dream but also will transform her in a way no one could have expected.

Unable to deliver the Second Dreamer to the Commonwealth’s ruthless field operative, the legendary Paula Myo, a desperate Oscar Monroe brings together a team of players who may just be able to stop Living Dream’s pilgrimage. Unfortunately his plan includes the genius recluse Ozzie, who has no intention of embarking on any kind of mission to save the galaxy – besides, Ozzie is not quite the man he used to be… if he is a man at all.

The Accelerator faction, intent on supporting the pilgrimage so that it can gain access to the technology behind the Void, finally activates its mysterious swarm with disastrous political and military consequences for the Commonwealth. This leaves the Delivery Man, a one-time faction agent with devastating firepower at his disposal, teamed up with an unlikely ally as he frantically tries to limit the damage. Together with his new partner he travels to an alien world which has abandoned evolution in favour of fate, hoping to find a solution.

Then there is Gore Burnelli, one of the oldest, most influential humans left from the pre-Commonwealth era who claims to know much more than he is letting on and perhaps knows just enough to save the galaxy – if he can outwit Ilanthe, the driving force behind the Accelerator faction. But Ilanthe has the Cat on her side, and that can only mean big trouble for anyone who gets in her way.

The Evolutionary Void will leave no reader in doubt as to why Peter F Hamilton is Britain’s number one bestselling SF Novelist.

Click for full sized dustjacket.

Peter F Hamilton’s The Evolutionary Void, due from Macmillan in September this year, is my most eagerly anticipated book this year and I have been waiting for this cover for a long time. I like it. I like it a lot. An aerial shot of Makkathran was always going to be good, and while this is not quite what I have in my head when reading, it looks and feels right – Steve Stone has done a great job.

As for the blurb – it certainly gives a good idea of what is going on here. Possibly the longest I’ve seen for a while, but after the events in Dreaming and Temporal there sure is a good amount to wrap up. Now that wait for the book to be released!

Peter’s publisher, Pan Macmillan, are going to be putting these new covers on Pandora’s Star and Judas Unchained, both done by Steve Stone. Thoughts? Personally I prefer the originals, but these are still nice