Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Fallen dragon is a classic standalone novel by science fiction star peter f. Fallen dragon is a standalone peter f hamilton novel that relates a universe where space colonization is economically nonviable. Whats perhaps a little unusual about this book considering its length is the fact that it deviates somewhat from hamilton s multipart saga format and is a stand alone story. Much of this 26 hour audiobook focuses on lawrences background as a. His series to date are huge multivolume affairs that are as impressive as they are ambitious. Fallen dragon is the only real stand alone space opera that peter f hamilton has written.
Lawrence newton always dreamed of adventure amongst the stars. Fallen dragon is the only real stand alone space opera that peter f hamilton has. Hamilton has written space operas from short stories to trilogies to sagas. In the distant future, corporations have become sustainable communities with their own militaries, and. Hamilton, john lee, pan macmillan publishers ltd audible audiobooks.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Therefore, taking his skill and applying it to a stand alone book was always going to have an interesting result. The corporations that funded the initial efforts periodically conduct asset realization escapades which is a nice way of saying looting and plundering. Hamiltons exhilarating new opus proves that intelligent space opera isnt an oxymoron. Hamilton started to come into prominence for his trilogy novel about a psychic detective named greg mandel who was implanted with a biotechnology gland which makes him a living lie detector. Fallen dragon is a standalone novel from peter f hamilton. Hamilton s books, and i think ive read pretty much all of them now, barring any compilations or short stories in magazines or collections etc. Fallen dragon is a classic standalone novel by science fiction star, peter f. Hamilton s work and enjoying the commonwealth saga, void trilogy and fallers series of books immensely i decided to give fallen dragon a go. It follows the adventures of the mercenary lawrence newton as he attempts to capture what he believes is a fabulous treasure, only to find something of much greater importance. On this reread i decided to go with the audiobook version from audible. By the 24th century, the vast human commonwealth has spread from earth via artificial wormh. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Fallen dragon is a science fiction novel by british writer peter f.