BSFA Award
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (2000) Winner
Peter F. Hamilton
ピーター・エフ・ハミルトン
Pitā Efu Hamiruton
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1960-01-01 （Rutland, England）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Rutland, England
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1987-2024
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | BSFA Award | The Suspect Genome | Short Fiction | British Science Fiction Association | won |
| 2012 | Inkpot Award | — | — | Comic-Con International | won |
BSFA Award
2000
Work:
The Suspect Genome
Category:
Short Fiction
Organization:
British Science Fiction Association
Result:
won
Inkpot Award
2012
Organization:
Comic-Con International
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mindstar Rising
1993 Science fictionFirst of the Greg Mandel trilogy. A near-future detective with psi powers solves cases.
CyberpunkPsi powers
The Reality Dysfunction
1996 Space operaFirst book of The Night's Dawn Trilogy. A galaxy-spanning tale where the dead return to the living.
AfterlifeGalactic war
Pandora's Star
2004 Space operaFirst of the Commonwealth Saga. A mysterious star disappears, sparking interstellar intrigue.
WormholesAlien contact
Bibliography
- Refer to Peter F. Hamilton bibliography on Wikipedia
Adaptations
- Sonnie's Edge (TV, Love, Death & Robots)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Epic and intricate plotsDetailed scientific extrapolationsExpansive world-building
- Recurring Motifs
- NanotechnologyArtificial intelligenceHuman colonizationQuantum physics
Legacy
Prominent British SF author renowned for epic space operas that have sold millions of copies.
In Popular Culture
- Short story adapted for Netflix's Love, Death & Robots
Trivia
- Did not attend university, studied science up to age 18.
- Began writing in 1987, sold first short story to Fear Magazine in 1988.