Manhattan In Reverse
This is a collection of short stories from the master of space opera. Peter F Hamilton takes us on a journey from a murder mystery in an alternative Oxford in the 1800s to a brand new story featuring Paula Mayo, Deputy Director of the Intersolar Commonwealth's Serious Crimes Directorate. Dealing...
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This is a collection of short stories from the master of space opera. Peter F Hamilton takes us on a journey from a murder mystery in an alternative Oxford in the 1800s to a brand new story featuring Paula Mayo, Deputy Director of the Intersolar Commonwealth's Serious Crimes Directorate. Dealing with intricate themes and topical subject this top ten bestselling author is at the top of his game.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780230750302 (0230750303)
Publish date: October 7th 2011
Publisher: Macmillan
Pages no: 260
Edition language: English
I particularly enjoyed 'Watching Trees Grow' and the two Paula Myo short stories. A very good collection of short stories. The Paula Myo stories appear to take place in between the Commonwealth Saga and the Void Trilogy. Mr Hamilton, please write more stories in this universe you've created!
The best material Hamilton has written has all been less than 400p long and some of the very best less than 100p. This volume continues to show this "quality is inversely proportional to length" phenomenon in his writing to be true, with a couple of his best ever tales showing up here.It's unfortuna...