The Reality Dysfunction
Sep 2008 · The Night's Dawn trilogy Book 1 · Pan Macmillan
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The first in the Night's Dawn trilogy, The Reality Dysfunction is a sweeping, intergalactic adventure from the master of space opera, Peter F. Hamilton. For fans of Iain M. Banks and Alastair Reynolds.
An extinct race named this phenomenon 'the Reality Dysfunction'. It is a nightmare that has haunted us since the dawn of time . . .
In AD 2600, the human race is finally realizing its potential. The galaxy’s colonized planets host a multitude of diverse cultures. Genetic engineering has defeated disease and produced extraordinary space-born creatures. Huge fleets of sentient trader starships thrive, living on the wealth created by industrializing entire star systems. And throughout inhabited space, the Confederation Navy keeps the peace.
Then something goes catastrophically wrong. On a primitive colony planet, a renegade criminal encounters an utterly alien entity. And this unintended meeting triggers the release of those that should never see the light – threatening everything we’ve become . . .
'Hamilton puts British sci-fi back into interstellar overdrive' – The Times
The Reality Dysfunction is followed by The Neutronium Alchemist and The Naked God.
An extinct race named this phenomenon 'the Reality Dysfunction'. It is a nightmare that has haunted us since the dawn of time . . .
In AD 2600, the human race is finally realizing its potential. The galaxy’s colonized planets host a multitude of diverse cultures. Genetic engineering has defeated disease and produced extraordinary space-born creatures. Huge fleets of sentient trader starships thrive, living on the wealth created by industrializing entire star systems. And throughout inhabited space, the Confederation Navy keeps the peace.
Then something goes catastrophically wrong. On a primitive colony planet, a renegade criminal encounters an utterly alien entity. And this unintended meeting triggers the release of those that should never see the light – threatening everything we’ve become . . .
'Hamilton puts British sci-fi back into interstellar overdrive' – The Times
The Reality Dysfunction is followed by The Neutronium Alchemist and The Naked God.
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4.4
167 reviews
Andrew Lim
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January 5, 2023
I love the Mendel, Commonwealth and Salvation series. But this one was disappointing. Expected scifi but it's really a fantasy story about the undead in a futuristic setting. Too many characters as well. It gets better after the first 200 pages but doesn't end with much explained
Phil Craggs
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September 23, 2013
I had a great many nights where I didn't get much sleep, it was always just 'one more bit, then I'll turn the light off.' A long, roving story with two more instalments to come, loads of characters that seem to have nothing to do with the plot really makes me want to read the next book to see how they fit into the series. Awesome.
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Richard Aitken
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January 18, 2013
Reading Peter F Hamiltons books can be a slog due to his discriptive writing style. This is what I like about his books. The Reality Disfuction is no different. I am just about to start the second book in the trilogy and can't wait to find out excactly what the protagonist are. Yes it takes 500 pages to get to the begining og the plot but the slog is worth it.
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About the author
Peter F. Hamilton was born in Rutland in 1960 and now lives in Somerset. He began writing in 1987, and sold his first short story to Fear magazine in 1988. He has written many bestselling novels, including the Greg Mandel series, the Night’s Dawn trilogy, the Commonwealth Saga, the Void trilogy, The Chronicle of the Fallers, the Salvation Sequence, short-story collections and several standalone novels, including Fallen Dragon and Great North Road.
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