NCBF26 29 May - 20 June
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Tuesday 23 June 2026

An Evening with Peter F. Hamilton

Literature Talk
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About this event

Join us for an evening with Peter F. Hamilton to celebrate the release of EXODUS: The Helium Sea, the epic conclusion  of the Archimedes Engine duology.

 

For millennia, the Crown Dominion has been at relative peace, with the Celestials in control and the human population little better than serfs. But now the Crown Dominion is facing a crisis of epic proportions – one that could change the balance of power in the Centauri Cluster forever – as an exiled faction that has been waiting for seven thousand years beyond the Helium Sea has returned to claim its vengeance.

For Finn and his human allies, who have ended up at the center of this conflict through either circumstance or manipulation, this is an unprecedented opportunity. If they can band together, they may be able to outwit the Celestials and finally earn their fellow humans a place of independence and power in the Crown Dominion. But first they must locate and master ancient artifacts of immense power that could give them a needed edge in the conflict ahead – all while ducking the forces that are determined to knock them off the board for good.

 

Peter will talk about his new book before an audience Q&A and book signing.

 

Peter F. Hamilton was born in Rutland in 1960. 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 and the Salvation Sequence, as well as short story collections and several standalone titles, including Falling Dragon and Great North Road.

 

 

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