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"Peter F. Hamilton manages a very neat trick, combining deft scientific and social speculations with the page-turning appeal of the best thrillers." --Tad Williams
""Mindstar Rising "is more than a taut, suspenseful story--it's intellectually exciting as well, its future world full of surprises." --Poul Anderson
"An assured, effective debut from a writer to watch." --"Kirkus Reviews" (pointer review)
""Mindstar Rising "is more than a taut, suspenseful story--it's intellectually exciting as well, its future world full of surprises." --Poul Anderson
"An assured, effective debut from a writer to watch." --"Kirkus Reviews" (pointer review)
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A reissued edition of the first novel in the Greg Mandel series from the master of space opera
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45 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have grown up in the area which Peter Hamilton describes here. And it sounds so cool. I know the dodgy areas in and around peterborough where the story is set, and its quite an amusing excersize to imagine the street gangs and new political landscape for the country being run from my home city. It still felt like home even though it was drasticly different.
This book has cool tech stuff, bio-implants, black-ops warfare and a murder mystery style all wrapped into one. Its Ace. Wish I had neural-nanonics, it would help to pass my degree right now...
Although written a few years ago now all the stuff in it is still very relavent to todays issues, especially about advances in technology, human genering etc. and how we should use it. This is one authors bent on what we might do with some of that power.
I have ready everything Hamilton has writen but this was my first. Its no 'nights dawn', but its still great. This is much easier on the brain than any of the more complex works hes written. and is a great introduction to his writing.
This is the first of three Greg Mandel novels. Mindstar, Quantum Murder, Nano Flower.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
This is my first Hamilton book, after years of absence from reading novels due to a hectic work schedule.
The book is fairly well developed, a little slow paced and derivative but for a cybrpunk book i is very accessible. There are some very nice touches in the way the author has chosen to set much of the scene in "real" places and has taken the time to consider how time may have affected the locations.
One thing alone has lowered my grading of this book, the absolutely diabolical Kindle transcription. It is clear that after a spell checker was run nobody bothered to proof-read. "Stansted"(airport) is "Stanstead" throughout, "up close" becomes "up dose" and so forth. Sadly on the smallest print size I am having to word-guess practically every five or six pages and it is infuriating.
****.5 for the book.
* for the editing.
The book is fairly well developed, a little slow paced and derivative but for a cybrpunk book i is very accessible. There are some very nice touches in the way the author has chosen to set much of the scene in "real" places and has taken the time to consider how time may have affected the locations.
One thing alone has lowered my grading of this book, the absolutely diabolical Kindle transcription. It is clear that after a spell checker was run nobody bothered to proof-read. "Stansted"(airport) is "Stanstead" throughout, "up close" becomes "up dose" and so forth. Sadly on the smallest print size I am having to word-guess practically every five or six pages and it is infuriating.
****.5 for the book.
* for the editing.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
One of his early books and a good, easy read. Treats the future with a realistic view (especially in light of current politics) and the military aspects were believable and based upon rational actions. Problem with so many sci-fi books using military sub-plots is the total lack of reality when it comes to both military action sequences, dialogue and personalities. As an ex-soldier, you can see real events unfold and he stays away from the "stereotypical" protrayal of ex-soldiers.
If you're politically correct or of the liberal persuasion you won't like it!
If you're politically correct or of the liberal persuasion you won't like it!
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stuck on cover-wrong book...WHY?
I was looking forward to reading Mindstar Rising.
But ended up reading Hells Corner by David Baldacci.
Some Onanist had STUCK mindstar rising cover over it. Read more
But ended up reading Hells Corner by David Baldacci.
Some Onanist had STUCK mindstar rising cover over it. Read more
Published 3 months ago by R. L. Mapp
Mishspelling evrywhere
This book started out quite fine, with a good story plot, but turned into a labour of pain ; firstly from the spelling erors everywhere, (so many! Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. Jason Harvey
Taking the Michael
I have enjoyed several of Peter Hamilton's books in hard copy but made the mistake of purchasing the Kindle edition of Mindstar Rising. Read more
Published 11 months ago by SteveW
Mindstar Rising
Mindstar Rising is Peter F Hamilton's first novel and the first part of the Greg Mandel Trilogy. It introduces us to Greg Mandel, an ex-soldier from the Mindstar brigade (a gland... Read more
Published on 28 May 2010 by underthethumb
Mindstar first off
This is the first of PFH's novels and it shows a bit. However, it is an interesting read as you can see a lot of the technical themes starting to develop that he uses to much... Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2009 by Rocket man
Great reading
Mindstar Rising is Peter F Hamilton's first published novel from back in 1993 and still on of my favourites of his. Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2009 by Mark Chitty
Not a bad 1st novel
. Hamilton seems to have a fair eye for a story if a little to eager for a " soap" type narrative. He also seems to have a real royalist streak with a love for the upper middle... Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2009 by EA Thompson
A classic albeit a bit cheesey
This is a book that I never tire of reading.
It may not be the epic of the Reality Dysfunction and Hamilton's later works but the Greg Mandel universe is a great one to... Read more
It may not be the epic of the Reality Dysfunction and Hamilton's later works but the Greg Mandel universe is a great one to... Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2008 by Mr. E. Nzegwu
A great book that would make a great movie.
I really enjoyed mindstar rising, I found it a refreshing take on the cyberpunk genre. Being set in englans was refreshing and the use of global warming in place of nuclear... Read more
Published on 6 May 2008 by genejoke
A boring book
I once lived in Oakham and the Middle-England outlook of Rutland I encountered leaks from every page. Read more
Published on 28 April 2006 by Snowflakes
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