Peter F. Hamilton was born in Rutland in 1960 and still lives nearby. 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, short-story collections and several standalone novels including Fallen Dragon and Great North Road.
Night without Stars is a tremendous novel. It is vast, ambitious and wondrous * For Winter Nights * An action-packed page-turner. Highly recommended * SFF World * A fine book, the kind of epic space opera that Hamilton seems to turn out effortlessly * SFX * A very entertaining read which, like all of Hamilton's novels, seems to whip by * Locus * Hamilton delivers on all the expectations set by The Abyss Beyond Dreams . . . pacing and exciting concepts keep the momentum fast and tensions high until a satisfying resolution * Publishers Weekly * Roars relentlessly along in utterly mesmerizing style, with edge-of-the-seat plotting, thrilling action, and knife-edge tension that will leave readers gasping. An atomic blast of a yarn. Hamilton in peak form and absolutely not to be missed * Kirkus Reviews * A thrilling, multi-viewpoint ride . . . ties all the loose ends together in a satisfying denouement * The Guardian *