The Reality Dysfunction (The Night's Dawn, 1)

ISBN: 0316021806

Author: Hamilton, Peter F.

Condition: New

The Reality Dysfunction is a modern classic of science fiction from Peter F. Hamilton, an extraordinary feat of storytelling on a truly epic scale."A space opera that is big, boisterous, and has something for everyone." -Science Fiction WeeklySpace is not the only void. . .In AD 2600 the human race is finally beginning to realize its full potential. Hundreds of colonized planets scattered across the galaxy host a multitude of prosperous and wildly diverse cultures. Genetic engineering has pushed evolution far beyond nature's boundaries, defeating disease and producing extraordinary spaceborn creatures. Huge fleets of sentient trader starships thrive on the wealth created by the industrialization of entire star systems. And throughout inhabited space the Confederation Navy keeps the peace. A true golden age is within our grasp.But on a primitive colony planet, a renegade criminal's chance encounter with an utterly alien entity unleashes the most primal of humanitys fears. An extinct race which inhabited the galaxy aeons ago called it "The Reality Dysfunction." It is the nightmare which has prowled beside us since the beginning of history.The Nights Dawn TrilogyThe Reality DysfunctionThe Neutronium AlchemistThe Naked Go