Peter F. Hamilton Reading Order

12 books (1999–2021)

Peter F. Hamilton's Anthologies series comprises eleven collections published between 1999 and 2021, likely now complete. These volumes should be read in publication order, beginning with The Good New Stuff and continuing through a diverse range of science fiction anthologies that span from early career entries like Futures and Infinity Plus One to later compilations including The Space Opera Renaissance and Love, Death and Robots: The Official Anthology: Volume One. The series encompasses both fiction and non-fiction selections, offering a comprehensive overview of science fiction storytelling across more than two decades.

Start with The Good New Stuff, the first of 11 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	The Good New Stuff 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Futures 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Infinity Plus One 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Mammoth Book Of Science Fiction 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Space Opera Renaissance 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Year's Best SF 11 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The New Space Opera 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Best of British Science Fiction 2016 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Stories of Hope and Wonder: In Support of UK's Healthcare Workers 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Burning Brightly 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Love, Death and Robots: The Official Anthology: Volume One 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2024–2026)

Peter F. Hamilton's Archimedes Engine is an ongoing science fiction series comprising two books published between 2024 and 2026. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Exodus followed by The Helium Sea. New installments are planned for future release.

Start with Exodus and read in order.

3 books (2021–2022)

Peter F. Hamilton's Arkship Trilogy is a three-book science fiction series published between 2021 and 2022. The novels should be read in publication order beginning with A Hole in the Sky, followed by Queens of an Alien Sun and concluding with The Captain's Daughter. The series appears to be complete.

Start with A Hole in the Sky and read in order.

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1	A Hole in the Sky 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Queens of an Alien Sun 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Captain's Daughter 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2004–2005)

Peter F. Hamilton's Commonwealth Saga is a complete science fiction series consisting of two novels published in 2004 and 2005. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Pandora's Star followed by Judas Unchained. This duology explores humanity's expansion across the galaxy and the consequences of discovering an ancient alien threat.

Start with Pandora's Star and read in order.

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1	Pandora's Star 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Judas Unchained 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2002–2002)

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1	Misspent Youth 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2014–2016)

Peter F. Hamilton's Commonwealth: Chronicle of the Fallers is a two-book science fiction series completed between 2014 and 2016. The Abyss Beyond Dreams should be read first, followed by A Night Without Stars, as the narrative builds across both installments in publication order.

Start with The Abyss Beyond Dreams and read in order.

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1	The Abyss Beyond Dreams 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Night Without Stars 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1994–1998)

This two-book collection of short stories and novellas spans from 1994 to 1998 and represents a complete series. The works should be read in publication order, beginning with Eat Reecebread, a collaborative effort between Peter F. Hamilton and Graham Joyce, followed by Pinkland by Graham Joyce alone. Both entries blend science fiction with other narrative approaches characteristic of the short form.

Start with Eat Reecebread(With: Graham Joyce) and read in order.

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1	Eat Reecebread(With: Graham Joyce) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Pinkland(By: Graham Joyce) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1993–2014)

Peter F. Hamilton's Greg Mandel series comprises four science fiction novels published between 1993 and 2014, with the complete sequence available in publication order. Begin with Mindstar Rising and continue through A Quantum Murder, The Nano Flower, and conclude with Family Matters. This finished series should be read in the order the books were released for the intended narrative progression.

Start with Mindstar Rising, the first of 4 books in the Greg Mandel series.

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1	Mindstar Rising 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Quantum Murder 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Nano Flower 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Family Matters 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1996–2014)

Peter F. Hamilton's Night's Dawn is a four-book science fiction series published between 1996 and 2014. The complete saga should be read in publication order, beginning with The Reality Dysfunction and continuing through The Neutronium Alchemist, The Naked God, and The Naked God 2. This concluded series represents Hamilton's expansive vision of far-future space opera storytelling.

Start with The Reality Dysfunction, the first of 4 books in the Night's Dawn series.

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1	The Reality Dysfunction 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Neutronium Alchemist 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Naked God 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Naked God 2 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1998–1998)

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1	A Second Chance at Eden 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2000–2000)

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1	The Confederation Handbook 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2014–2017)

Peter F. Hamilton's Queen of Dreams trilogy consists of three science fiction novels published between 2014 and 2017. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Secret Throne, followed by The Hunting of the Princes, and concluding with A Voyage Through Air.

Start with The Secret Throne and read in order.

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1	The Secret Throne 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Hunting of the Princes 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Voyage Through Air 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2018–2020)

Peter F. Hamilton's Salvation Sequence is a complete science fiction trilogy published between 2018 and 2020. The series consists of Salvation, Salvation Lost, and The Saints of Salvation, which should be read in publication order. All three books are now available, making this an ideal series for readers seeking a finished narrative arc in hard science fiction.

Start with Salvation and read in order.

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1	Salvation 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Salvation Lost 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Saints of Salvation 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (1993–2016)

Peter F. Hamilton's science fiction short stories and novellas collection spans nine entries published between 1993 and 2016, presenting a complete series that should be read in publication order beginning with The Suspect Genome. The collection includes Softlight Sins, Sonies Edge, Watching Trees Grow, Footvote, If at First..., The Demon Trap, The Forever Kitten, and A Window Into Time, offering varied explorations within Hamilton's signature science fiction style across these standalone pieces and shorter narratives.

Start with The Suspect Genome, the first of 9 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

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1	The Suspect Genome 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Softlight Sins 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Sonies Edge 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Watching Trees Grow 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Footvote 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	If at First... 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Demon Trap 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Forever Kitten 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	A Window Into Time 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2011–2011)

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1	Manhattan in Reverse 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2011–2013)

The Solaris Rising Anthology is a three-book science fiction anthology series edited by Peter F. Hamilton, published between 2011 and 2013. The series comprises Solaris Rising, Solaris Rising 1.5, and Solaris Rising 2, featuring short stories from numerous acclaimed science fiction authors. The collection is complete and should be read in publication order to experience the stories as intended.

Start with Solaris Rising and read in order.

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1	Solaris Rising 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Solaris Rising 1.5(By: Paul Cornell,Tanith Lee,Mike Resnick,Aliette de Bodard,Adam Roberts,Paul Di Filippo,Ian Whates,Gareth L. Powell,Sarah Lotz,Philip Vine) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Solaris Rising 2(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Paul Cornell,Liz Williams,James Lovegrove,Robert Reed,Eugie Foster,Nancy Kress,Nick Harkaway,Norman Spinrad,Vandana Singh,Kim Lakin-Smith,Ian Whates,Paul Cornell, Jr.,Kay Kenyon,Adrian Tchaikovsky,Martin Sketchley,Allan Steele) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2001–2021)

Peter F. Hamilton authored three standalone science fiction novels between 2001 and 2021. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Fallen Dragon, followed by Great North Road, and concluding with Light Chaser, which he co-wrote with Gareth L. Powell. The series appears to be complete.

Start with Fallen Dragon and read in order.

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1	Fallen Dragon 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Great North Road 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Light Chaser(With: Gareth L. Powell) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1997–1997)

The Web - 2027 is a complete science fiction series comprising six books published in 1997. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Dreamcastle by Stephen Bowkett and continuing through works by Stephen Baxter, Maggie Furey, Graham Joyce, and Eric Brown. This collaborative series explores interconnected narratives within a shared speculative future setting.

Start with Dreamcastle(By: Stephen Bowkett), the first of 6 books in the The Web - 2027 series.

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1	Dreamcastle(By: Stephen Bowkett) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Gulliverzone(By: Stephen Baxter) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Lightstorm 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Sorceress(By: Maggie Furey) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Spiderbite(By: Graham Joyce) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Untouchable(By: Eric Brown) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2007–2009)

Peter F. Hamilton's Void trilogy consists of three science fiction novels published between 2007 and 2009. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Dreaming Void, followed by The Temporal Void, and concluding with The Evolutionary Void. This is a closed narrative arc best experienced as a continuous story from start to finish.

Start with The Dreaming Void and read in order.

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1	The Dreaming Void 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Temporal Void 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Evolutionary Void 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

18 books (1996–2013)

The Year's Best SF Anthology is a complete 18-book science fiction collection series edited by Peter F. Hamilton, running from 1996 to 2013. Each volume gathers the finest short stories published during its respective year, showcasing diverse voices and innovative concepts across the science fiction genre. Readers should approach the series in publication order, beginning with the first volume, to experience the evolution of short science fiction across nearly two decades.

Start with Year's Best SF, the first of 18 books in the Year's Best SF Anthology series.

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1	Year's Best SF 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Year's Best SF 2 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Year's Best SF 3 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Year's Best SF 4 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Year's Best SF 5 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Year's Best SF 6 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Year's Best SF 7 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Year's Best SF 8 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Year's Best SF 9 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Year's Best SF 10 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Year's Best SF 11 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Year's Best SF 12 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Year's Best SF 13 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Year's Best SF 14 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Year's Best SF 15 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Year's Best SF 16 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Year's Best SF 17 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Year's Best SF 18 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible