The definitive biography of Turner and a major source of inspiration for the acclaimed film Mr Turner, directed by Mike Leigh. 'With splendid clarity and shrewd humour, James Hamilton evokes the visceral world of a great artist and a fascinating character.' MIKE LEIGH J.M.W Turner exhibited his work[...]
A Science textbook for Year 9 pupils in Northern Ireland
Gil "The Arm" Hamilton was one of the top operatives of ARM, the elite UN plice force. His intuition was unfailingly accurate, his detective skills second to none, and his psychic powers -- esper sense and telekinesis -- were awesome. Now you can read all the classic stories of the legendary ARM ope[...]
My name is Meredith Gentry, but of course it's not my real name. I dare not even whisper my true name after dark for fear that one hushed word will travel over the night winds to the soft ear of my aunt, the Queen of the Air and Darkness. She wants me dead. I don't even know why. I fled the high c[...]
Faerie princess-turned-detective Meredith Gentry desperately tries to outwit a clever killer sent by her rival for the dark throne of an exotic kingdom, an investigation that plunges her into the seedy underworld of Los Angeles and the faux glamour of Hollywood, where an unexpected proposition from [...]
When her aunt, the sadistic Queen of Air and Darkness, becomes obsessed with securing the birth of an heir to the throne of Fairie, Meredith, who hides among humans in Los Angeles, spends unfruitful evenings with the Queen's immortal guards and finds her magical powers evolving in unexpected ways. R[...]
Princess Merry leaves the safe haven of Los Angeles to face the peril and deception of the Unseelie court in her continuing quest to produce an heir and thereby save herself and all that is faerie from utter destruction. Reprint.[...]
In the sequel to Pandora's Star, the fractious factions in the embattled Commonwealth must come together to battle not only the predatory alien species, the Prime, but also the Starflyer, a mysterious and undetectable alien with irresistible mind-control abilities, that has infiltrated the Commonwea[...]
""I am Princess Meredith, heir to a throne--if I can stay alive long enough to claim it."
After eluding relentless assassination attempts by Prince Cel, her cousin and rival for the Faerie crown, Meredith Gentry, Los Angeles private eye, has a whole new set of problems. To become queen, she must[...]
When the twenty-fourth-century arrival of human colonists in a faraway system unleashes a race of aliens formerly imprisoned within a giant force field, the aliens, having fought for centuries over scarce resources, turn to human space to fulfill their wants. By the author of The Reality Dysfunction[...]
CONTAINS TWO COMPLETE NOVELS
For the first time in a single volume, Peter F. Hamilton's acclaimed novels--"Mindstar Rising "and" A Quantum Murder"--set in a near-future so real it seems ripped from tomorrow's headlines
In "Mindstar Rising, "Greg Mandel, gifted--or cursed--with biotechnology[...]
"New York Times" bestselling author Peter F. Hamilton's riveting new thriller combines the nail-biting suspense of a serial-killer investigation with clear-eyed scientific and social extrapolation to create a future that seems not merely plausible but inevitable.
A century from now, thanks to a[...]
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY "PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"
"New York Times" bestselling author Peter F. Hamilton's riveting new thriller combines the nail-biting suspense of a serial-killer investigation with clear-eyed scientific and social extrapolation to create a future that seems not me[...]
"NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER - WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD
"The Secret Race" is a definitive look at the world of professional cycling--and the doping issue surrounding this sport and its most iconic rider, Lance Armstrong--by former Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilt[...]
"The holy grail for disillusioned cycling fans . . . The book's power is in the collective details, all strung together in a story that is told with such clear-eyed conviction that you never doubt its veracity. . . . "The Secret Race" isn't just a game changer for the Lance Armstrong myth. It's the [...]
Peter F. Hamilton's groundbreaking Mandel Files series concludes with "The Nano Flower," a tour de force of unbridled imagination and cutting-edge scientific speculation.
Greg Mandel is a psychic detective whose skills have been augmented by powerful but dangerous biotechnology. Those abilities[...]
The wait is over. Bestselling science fiction master Peter F. Hamilton is back with the first of a new two-book saga set in his popular Commonwealth universe. Distinguished by deft plotting, a teeming cast of characters, dazzling scientific speculation, and imagination that brings the truly alien to[...]