Manhattan in Reverse

Peter F. Hamilton

ISBN 10: 0230750303 / ISBN 13: 9780230750302

Published by MacMillan, London, UK, 2011

About this Item

"First published 2011 by Macmillan" and full printing line with "1" on its copyright page. Publisher's original "£17.99" price on its jacket's front flap. This book is in near fine condition, marred only by a light bump on the base of its spine. Its binding is sound and square, with no spine crease. Covers are unmarked and otherwise unworn, with bright silver metallic titles on its spine. Page are unmarked and unworn. Not a remainder. Its dust jacket, now protected by a removable mylar cover, is in fine condition: whole, bright, unmarked, and unworn. I will ship this book in a moisture proof zip-loc bag, padded in bubble wrap, inside a sturdy box to assure it reaches its new owner in the same condition as my description.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Manhattan in Reverse
• Publisher: MacMillan, London, UK
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230750303
• ISBN 13: 9780230750302
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Weight: 1.11 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • SF & Fantasy Collections

About this title

Synopsis

This is a collection of short stories from the master of space opera. Peter F Hamilton takes us on a journey from a murder mystery in an alternative Oxford in the 1800s to a brand new story featuring Paula Mayo, Deputy Director of the Intersolar Commonwealth's Serious Crimes Directorate. Dealing with intricate themes and topical subject this top ten bestselling author is at the top of his game.

From the Inside Flap

Peter F. Hamilton has earned both critical acclaim and a devoted following for such interstellar epics as The Night's Dawn Trilogy and Fallen Dragon. He has also created a small but memorable body of shorter fiction as compelling and carefully crafted as his longer, more characteristic work. Manhattan in Reverse, Hamilton's first collection since A Second Chance at Eden appeared in 1998, is a genuine publishing event, offering seven compact examples of their author's imaginative range and sheer narrative virtuosity.The opening novella, “Watching Trees Grow,” is an enthralling, multi-layered account of a murder investigation that encompasses hundreds of years, a multitude of worlds, and an astonishing array of technological advances. “If at First...” is a witty, wholly original take on the theory—and unexpected consequences—of time travel. “The Forever Kitten” is a marvel of compression that addresses one possible application of a nascent rejuvenation technology. The title story brings back Paula Myo, the detective heroine of Hamilton's Commonwealth novels. In this never before published novella, which takes place in the aftermath of Judas Unchained, Paula travels to the frontier planet of Menard, where she brings her puzzle-solving skills to bear on an escalating conflict between the planet's “non-sentient” inhabitants and the hordes of newly arrived settlers.Like the best of Hamilton's earlier work, Manhattan in Reverse is a treasure trove of pure narrative delights. Intelligent, surprising, and lovingly detailed, these resonant tales are the mature products of a gifted storyteller, a man with a powerful—and seemingly limitless—imagination.