Hamilton, the author of the nights dawn trilogy in newcastle, ad 2142, detective sidney hurst attends a brutal murder scene. All too often you are presented with a deus ex machina ending to the story. Hamilton expertly blends fastpaced narrative with vividly imagined futureworlds. It is set in the future when the world has run out of natural energy sources and now depends on bioil produced by the algaepaddies of st. Buy a cheap copy of great north road book by peter f. It is along the mississippi and the great river road runs through it. Ego had brought him to this point, that stupid refusal to quit the case, to simply do the job according to procedure and pick up the monthly salary transfer. Its not the best of 2012 david brins existence and alastair reynoldss blue remembered earth as easy competition but its a definite addition to any library of a hamilton fan. Great north road by peter f hamilton, 9780345526670, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The plot is super, characters good, writing great and a hard to put down read.
His past six books have all been set in his commonwealth universe, and great north road is a big step away from the galaxyspanning action of those novels. The bottleo great north rd 1025 great north road pt chevalier auckland 09 815 8671 the bottleo greenwood. This acclaimed book by peter f hamilton is available at in several formats for your ereader. Synopsis great north road is a standalone science fiction adventure from peter f. The victim is one of the wealthy north familys clones, but the most disturbing aspect is how he died. In his new standalone novel great north road, hamilton gives over almost half the narrative to a police procedural. Great north road is a novel with a lot of moving parts and with something of an identity crisis in. The auckland southern motorway has largely superseded great south road as a through route, but many parts of the road are still in use, particularly the urban sections. Not only does he have multi part storylines albeit far fewer than normalbut he also incorporates separate genres. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
Hamilton talks about his new book great north road. As a familyowned company, were committed to each of our clients. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Great north property management company ma nh ri me. Great north property management provides services to more than 350 associations totaling over 25,000 units throughout new england. After the shortincomparison manhattan in reverse collection of stories, here we have a standalone that is one of his longer works. Hamiltons riveting new thriller combines the nailbiting suspense of a serial killer investigation with cleareyed scientific and social extrapolation to create a future that seems not merely plausible but inevitable. Hamilton, the author of the nights dawn trilogy when attending a newcastle murder scene, detective sidney hurst finds a dead north family clone. Named one of the best books of the year by publishers weekly new york times bestselling author peter f. The book is going to be published in september in the uk, and december in the us.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. More businesses opening at hamilton quarter near new. Great north road by peter f hamilton, lets get the basics out of the way first. Hamilton begins as a murder mystery set in the future and soon becomes much more. Now look where it had brought him, sitting right next to a crapping great fusion bomb.
With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. The result is you are left with memories of a rollicking story but a disappointing ending. Synopsis great north road is a standalone adventure from science fiction star peter f. Were large enough to handle complicated requests but small enough to provide undivided attention and superior customer service. Peter hamilton writes great doorsteps of novels, and thats both appealing and intimidating. Named one of the best books of the year by publishers weeklynew york times bestselling author peter f. Hamiltons riveting new thriller combines the nailbiting suspense of a serialkiller investigation with cleareyed scientific and social extrapolation to create a future that seems not merely plausible. Great north road, a monstrous doorstopping novel by scifi veteran peter f. It is 2143 and a member of the very wealthy and very cloned north family turns up dead in the river at newcastleupontyne in northeast england. Author peter hamilton gives readers insights as close as the. Part murder mystery, part aliencontact thriller, hamiltons latest doorstopper the evolutionary void, 2010, etc. Great north road begins with the brutal murder of a man from this meticulous milieus most powerful family. Hamilton quarter includes 200 acres of mixeduse development at state route 161 and hamilton road, and it is a joint venture by casto, daimler group, the.
Great north road is a great novel with some irredeemable flaws, surely. Its a style of writing hes used before and to good effect, in the excellent novella watching trees grow and the sections of his commonwealth saga that feature the emotionally aloof but intuitively brilliant paula myo. Great north road is a mix of scifi and murder mystery. Jonathan wright of sfx magazine said, peter f hamilton s latest novel may be a standalone tale although theres plenty of scope for sequels, but its a thuddingly imposing 1,100 pages in length. Highly recommend it and plan to read this authors other books. Hamilton was officially incorporated as a town in 1854, and then reincorporated as a city in 1859.
The road begins in the central auckland suburb of epsom, then passes through the suburbs of greenlane, penrose, otahuhu, papatoetoe, manukau, manurewa and papakura. Great north road is a detective story wrapped in a science fiction space opera. Hamiltons standalone nearfuture mystery is a mesmerizing pageturner whose pace never lags despite the books substantial length. Hamilton, was a book that took me some considerable time to actually finish. Praise for great north road a mesmerizing pageturner. Hamilton, macmillan, hrdbk, 1,100pp, isbn 9780230750050. On the one hand you have his usual alien landscape thriller but this time you also have a police procedural which is actually done entirely competently. The victim is one of the wealthy north familys clones, but the most disturbing aspect is. Hamiltons riveting new thriller combines the nailbiting. Its as if hamilton doesnt really know where the books will end up when he begins writing them. Hamiltons best book since the naked god in 1999, but its not. Limited to only five hundred copies, this is a special edition any scifi fan will treasure. When a great city reaches the point when its ready to. Artois hamilton, for whom the town was named, was also active in the early history of the town.
Part murder mystery, part aliencontact thriller, hamilton s latest doorstopper the evolutionary void, 2010, etc. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading great north road. Great north road is a science fiction novel by peter f. Great north road america takes tremendous pride in offering only genuine bobby orr memorabilia. Hamiltons riveting new thriller combines the nailbiting suspense of a serialkiller investigation with cleareye, isbn 9780345526663. Great north road is a standalone adventure from science fiction star peter f. Scifi in that there aliens, other planets, is in the distant future but basically it is a detectivemystery story. Hamilton signed uk 1st edition at the best online prices at ebay. After the shortincomparison manhattan in reverse collection of stories, here we. This special signed slipcased edition of the stunning, standalone adventure, the great north road, peter f.