Book description
AD 3580. The Intersolar Commonwealth has spread through the galaxy to
over a thousand star systems. It is a culture of rich diversity with a
place for everyone. A powerful navy protects it from any hostile species
that may lurk among the stars. For Commonwealth citizens, even death has
been overcome. At its centre is a massive black hole. This Void is not a
natural artefact. Inside there is a strange universe where the laws of
physics are very different to those we know. It is slowly consuming the
other stars of the galactic core - one day it will have devoured the
entire galaxy. Inigo, a human, has started to dream of a wonderful
existence of the Void. He has a following of millions of believers. They
now clamour to make a pilgrimage into the Void to live the life they
have been shown. Other starfaring species fear their migration will
cause the Void to expand again. They are prepared to stop them no matter
what the cost. And so the pilgrimage begins . . .
Peter F. Hamilton was born in Rutland in 1960, and still lives near
Rutland Water. His previous novels are the Greg Mandel series and the
bestselling 'Night's Dawn' trilogy: The Reality Dysfunction, The
Neutronium Alchemist and The Naked God. Also published by Macmillan
(and Pan) is A Second Chance at Eden, a novella and six short stories,
and The Confederation Handbook, a vital guide to the 'Night's Dawn'
trilogy. His most recent novels were Fallen Dragon, Misspent Youth,
Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained .
