- Paperback: 9999 pages
- Publisher: Tor; 5 edition (5 May 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330330454
- ISBN-13: 978-0330330459
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.4 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 241,587 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The second in the classic 'Greg Mendel' series from one of the world's bestselling Science Fiction writers
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Dr Edward Kitchener, a brilliant researcher into quantum cosmology for the Event Horizon conglomerate . . . but no good to anybody now, lying dead with his lungs spread out on either side of his open chest. The security system at Launde Abbey was premier-grade, yet a mercenary could still have got through, and plenty of people anxious to stop Kitchener’s work would pay the killer’s fee. But why would a professional waste time in ritually slaughtering the target? Event Horizon needs to know fast, so Greg Mandel, psi-boosted ex-private eye, is enticed out of retirement to launch himself on a convoluted trail involving confrontation with a past which – according to Kitchener’s theories – might never have happened. ‘I cannot recommend this too highly’ IAN McDONALD ‘Peter Hamilton manages a very neat trick, combining deft scientific and social speculation with the page-turning appeal of the best thrillers’ TAD WILLIAMS
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
More of Greg's Jedi Mind Tricks,
By Rod Williams (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Quantum Murder (Greg Mandel) (Paperback)
Following on from 'Mindstar Rising', Greg Mandel is once more persuaded to leave his farm and use his special interrogatory talents and techniques. Dr Edward Kitchener has been found in his home, ritually slaughtered with the MO of a serial killer. The house was thoroughly secure, however, and the killer in question locked up in a secure facility at the time of the murder. The only possible suspects were Kitchener's six students. Greg, via his empathic gland, has already determined they are all innocent.
One has to applaud Hamilton for not only creating a page-turning sequel to Mindstar Rising, but also for placing it in such a realistic setting with a detailed back story. Hamilton's Britain is about thirty years ahead of when he wrote this. The ice-caps have melted, the sea level has risen, Britain has shrunk to a shadow of its former self and is recovering from several years of dictatorial rule by the People's Socialist Party and their thuggish black-shirted People's Constables. In fact, the novel begins with Greg having to rescue a neighbour in his village from a lynch mob who believe him to be ex-PSP, which sets the tone very well for the background of the story. Hamilton still seems to be finding his feet plotwise, since it's not that difficult to guess how Kitchener was murdered, although the why of it thankfully remains a mystery to the end. As a kind of light relief counter-tale to the main plot Julia Evans plots to bring down a media commentator who seems to revel in criticising Julia's choice of outfits for public appearances. What is exceptional about this book, and in a sense heralds Hamilton's later work and his multi-character epics, is the characterisation. He certainly seems to have a gift for bringing personality and individuality to even the smallest characters. Once again, perhaps the only failing in the novel is that Greg Mandel is just too damned happy. He has his own farm, a gorgeous wife, the friendship and patronage of the richest woman in Europe and everyone likes him, apart from those who are a tad nervous of his spooky Jedi mindtricks. A little traditional gumshoe loneliness and angst might have made Mandel's character more convincing and enhanced the sexual tension between Julia and himself, but it's a small quibble. The book is a solid and enjoyable piece of work.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Sloppy OCR on Kindle,
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This review is from: A Quantum Murder (Greg Mandel) (Kindle Edition)
I really enjoyed the story, but unfortunately the Kindle version is simply riddled with what are obviously OCR (Optical Character Recognition) errors which get more common as you near the end.
5 stars for the story, 1 star for presentation.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent,
By A Customer
This review is from: Quantum Murder (Greg Mandel) (Paperback)
Set in the same universe as "MINDSTAR RISING", this is a sort of cyber /detective novel hybrid. An emminent professor has been brutally slaughtered, the main suspect is one of his brilliant students. Greg Mandell Psi enhanced ex soldier, now a private detective is bought out of self imposed retirement to investigate. I enjoyed this book, though unfortunately you can work out whodunnit halfway through. Not as good as his first but still a worthwhile and sometimes exciting read.
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