{"product_id":"a-hole-in-the-sky-isbn-9781836730095","title":"A Hole in The Sky","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom internationally bestselling author Peter F. Hamilton comes the first in a new, coming of age trilogy where life on a generation ship takes a turn for the worst when the delicate cycle of life is disturbed... A great read for fans of Alastair Reynolds and Miles Cameron.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHEIR LIFE IS A DREAM, THEIR WORLD IS DYING.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHazel’s family live a simple life in their village. Just one of the communities on a vast generation ship on a centuries long journey to a new world. 500 years ago the machines stopped working and life since then has been frugal. But everyone plays their part. And when you reach 65 you are recycled – it’s only fair; you can’t work anymore and your resources are needed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut not everyone is happy. Hazel encounters the Cheaters, a group who refuse to die for the ship. They have discovered the terrifying lie at the core of life on the ship and they will fight for the truth and for the lives of everyone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHazel has a choice to make…“\u003ci\u003eA Hole in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e by SF master Peter F. Hamilton is coming-of-age adventure that rapidly turns into the Poseidon Adventure aboard a failing generation ship. It’s engaging, refreshing, and optimistic.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Kevin J. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e, New York Times bestselling coauthor of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDune: House Atreides\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Hole in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent story, with a central mystery that builds tension throughout: the more you learn, the more you want to find out.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Adrian Tchaikovsky\u003c\/b\u003e, author of\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The phrase 'modern master of science fiction' is not to be lightly bestowed. Peter F. Hamilton has earned it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– John Scalzi\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOld Man’s War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We’ve said it before but let’s say it again: nobody does BIG SF quite like Hamilton.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– \u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hamilton puts British SF back into interstellar overdrive.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“So long as there are writers like Hamilton who can blend the core and eternal human bits with the ultrahuman visionary stuff, science fiction will flourish.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Science fiction authors don’t get much more legendary than Peter F. Hamilton.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hamilton handles massive ideas with enviable ease.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The master of his genre.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSFFWorld\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“SF's go-to guy for adventure on a truly interstellar scale . . . Hamilton's storytelling is both staggering and poetic.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSFReviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Peter Hamilton doesn't just write Space Opera, he \u003ci\u003edefines\u003c\/i\u003e it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSFBook.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the genre’s leading exponents.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of our greatest living SF writers.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Gareth Powell, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmbers of War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“No one offers action-packed, meticulous, suspenseful, and consistent high-tech futures better than Peter Hamilton.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– David Brin\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eStartide Rising\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hamilton knows how to build a world, and he’s one of the best in the field at imagining complex societies. Just as important, though, he knows how to populate his future environments with real-seeming people whose lives extend beyond the page.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Alastair Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRevelation Space\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e “An expert chronicler of humanity’s far future.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Una McCormack\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Baba Yaga\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e “The owner of the most powerful imagination in science fiction.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Ken Follett\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pillars of the Earth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e “A master of science fiction.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– William C. Dietz\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHalo: The Flood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"An ark ship adventure page turner I couldn't put down!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Garth Nix\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSabriel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter F Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e is the Sunday Times Bestselling author of numerous novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Abyss Beyond Dreams, Great North Road, T\u003c\/i\u003e, and the acclaimed epic Night’s Dawn trilogy (\u003ci\u003eThe Reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Naked God\u003c\/i\u003e). His most recent series is the Salvation trilogy. 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