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Great North Road Hardcover – 1 January 2013

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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

New York Times bestselling author Peter F. Hamiltons riveting new thriller combines the nail-biting suspense of a serial-killer investigation with clear-eyed scientific and social extrapolation to create a future that seems not merely plausible but inevitable.

A century from now, thanks to a technology allowing instantaneous travel across light-years, humanity has solved its energy shortages, cleaned up the environment, and created far-flung colony worlds. The keys to this empire belong to the powerful North familycomposed of successive generations of clones. Yet these clones are not identical. For one thing, genetic errors have crept in with each generation. For another, the original three clone brothers have gone their separate ways, and the branches of the family are now friendly rivals more than allies.

Or maybe not so friendly. At least thats what the murder of a North clone in the English city of Newcastle suggests to Detective Sidney Hurst. Sid is a solid investigator whod like nothing better than to hand off this hot potato of a case. The way he figures it, whether he solves the crime or not, hell make enough enemies to ruin his career.

Yet Sids case is about to take an unexpected turn: because the circumstances of the murder bear an uncanny resemblance to a killing that took place years ago on the planet St. Libra, where a North clone and his entire household were slaughtered in cold blood. The convicted slayer, Angela Tramelo, has always claimed her innocence. And now it seems she may have been right. Because only the St. Libra killer could have committed the Newcastle crime.

Problem is, Angela also claims that the murderer was an alien monster.

Now Sid must navigate through a Byzantine minefield of competing interests within the police department and the worlds political and economic elite . . . all the while hunting down a brutal killer poised to strike again. And on St. Libra, Angela, newly released from prison, joins a mission to hunt down the elusive alien, only to learn that the line between hunter and hunted is a thin one.

Praise for Great North Road

A mesmerizing page-turner.Publishers Weekly (starred review)

A gripping saga that blends wilderness survival, police procedural, political and social intrigue, and dynastic sf into a mammoth tale featuring believable characters and exceptionally skilled storytelling.Library Journal (starred review)

A perfect introduction to [Hamiltons] gifts for character design, dialogue, and sheer, big-idea-driven storytelling.Booklist (starred review)

Compelling and original . . . an awesome novel [with] plenty of action.SFRevu

One very compelling and entertaining science fiction novel.SF Site

Simply brilliant . . . an astonishing achievement.Tor.com

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Publisher : Del Rey (1 January 2013)
Language : English
Hardcover : 948 pages
ISBN-10 : 034552666X
ISBN-13 : 978-0345526663
Dimensions : 16.23 x 6.12 x 24.28 cm

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Peter F. Hamilton is the author of numerous novels, including The Evolutionary Void, The Temporal Void, The Dreaming Void, Judas Unchained, Pandoras Star, Fallen Dragon, and the acclaimed epic Nights Dawn trilogy (The Reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist, and The Naked God). He lives with his family in England.

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A good read. Jumps around a bit

Reviewed in Australia on 13 January 2015

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A good read. Jumps around a bit, but the flashbacks are pretty much essential to the plot. It sort of becomes obvious where the plot is heading from just over half-way through. I didn't pull any all-nighters reading it, but did have a couple of 2am sessions. Although this is subtitled "(Century of Giants Trilogy)", it stands on its own as a novel - no cliff-hanger ending and no unresolved issues with the main characters.

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Worth a read

Reviewed in Australia on 1 October 2018

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I felt it was a bit repetitive in places and dragged out at times. Good storyline and some interesting characters.

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Peter

A great big futuristic ride.

Reviewed in Australia on 5 July 2015

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A mystery cloaking a panoramic futuristic universe. Great read.

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Ian King

If anything, you'll bulk up

Reviewed in Australia on 8 November 2018

This has got to be the biggest brick I've read, I have doubled the size of my biceps and am looking great now (lol)! I've heard people grump about this book and how it could be thinned out somewhat, well it probably could but I like it just the way it is. I've heard people grump about how the police procedures could be condensed, but I found them fascinating. The story is full of information you have to hunt for to try and figure out whether this alien with the five fingered blade hand is in fact an alien, or not. I doubt you will figure it out and the journey to discover it is thoroughly enjoyable.
Yes, as per some other readers/reviewer you really need to follow Angela and her fascinating (unusually long) life. She can be pretty vocal sometimes but I think anybody would be if they were to go through some of the things she had.
The elements of crime, mystery, intrigue, horror/thriller, romance, revenge, human suffering etc., are all here and the various stories are intertwined somehow. There are characters you'll love and others you'll hate. It's a mixed bag and very little sci-fi that is not believable or otherwise too extreme. It is well balanced I think and if you have the patience to peel back its pages, I don't think you will be disappointed.

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Mshell

Maybe the tenth time read:))

Reviewed in Australia on 31 March 2019

This has got to be about the tenth time reading this book, and I guess I’m old enough now that I actually did forget how great it is! Was like reading a brand new Hamilton novel😮😜

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Ben

Hamilton just wins

Reviewed in Australia on 24 December 2015

4 stars for Hamilton = 5 for nearly anyone else but since this is AGAINST everyone else and I only have 5 stars to give....

Deep characters, great science and galactic scope are all there. Plot is pacey and engaging of course. This one is on a smaller scale than Nights Dawn and Commonwealth or it would be 7 stars but well worth the read.

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Steve Michael

Fantastic and mind boggling. Hamilton at his finest!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 August 2020

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Wow. I finally got round to reading this book after owning the hard copy for so many years. And the Kindle version for a few years less. I wish I had more time to read these wonderful books more nowadays but so much to do and so little time!

Anyway onto the book itself, and it is fantastic. I expected it to be good with Hamilton as the author and it did not disappoint. Another fantastically written sci-fi / mystery / action with lots of twists and turns.

Once again the characters and the environments Hamilton creates are simply amazing. So many well thought out plot lines woven together so beautifully to a superb conclusion. Some of my favourite characters to note are Sid and Ian, Angela, Elston, Ravi, the North's (all of them).

I do not tend to go into much plot details with reviews. You can just read the book summary up above for these. But I will say this: If you like sci-fi, great character developments, massive thought provoking worlds, mind boggling technological concepts, mystery and wonder, then this book is an awesome read. Nobody does sci-fi better than Hamilton in my opinion.

This book is somewhat shorrter than his usual multi books series, but it is so well done and does not require additional content. It is superb. Read it.

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LeeSouthend

Sci-Fi Whodunnit with a Clever Plot.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 June 2019

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I'v been enjoying Peter F Hamiltons works since I got back into reading around 4 years ago and if you've enjoyed he's other works then this is another great read. Less sci-fy than some others but with a solid (so far) plot. Short synopsis without giving anything away;
Rich powerful bloke gets murdered during investigation discovery that the crime has the hallmarks of a previous murder. Girl sentenced for the previous murder gets let out of prison still claims it was monsters that done it. Expedition sets off to look for said nasties parallel to the murder investigation taking along the accused woman. Well the deaths and disappearances are really adding up but is it monsters? the woman? PFH writes a decent whodunnit. I'v no idea so far who the culprit is and I cant wait to find out.

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Harinder Bakhshi

Murder mystery which explores a biological singularity, a very good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2016

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I originally bought this book three years ago and have just finished re-reading it. At 1000+ pages it takes two readings to fully absorb it, it has a huge range with multiple threads across two main worlds and a few subsidiary ones. I'm giving it a 5 star rating but it could easily lose 200 pages without losing any of the action or story.

What I really like about this book is that at its heart its a murder mystery but one that seamlessly integrates with the future technology and sci-fi setting. I also like the fact its not US focussed. While there are many explorations of a technological singularity, one based on man-machine integration, downloading of souls or the like, this book is based around a biological singularity where an entire world can build to a single consciousness.

The action takes place a couple of hundred years in the future but there is enough connection to now to make it seem real. Its a world where everything is privatised, including the Police but the normal worries still exist, school, work, promotion and money. Its close enough to now that you can relate to it immediately and the technology deployed is realistic.

The technology is just there, no twisted or detailed explanations to get in the way of the plot. It also takes a 'grown up' view of politics and relationships, which I find deeper, more nuanced and more enjoyable than the usual sci-fi pulp fiction that I read.

I won't call this literature but its a very well written, detailed and believable story, I've enjoyed it twice now.

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Shel

Sci-fi epic! Dont let the page count put you off, time flies when you're reading this one

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2020

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Great North Road is my first read by Peter F. Hamilton, it was a recommendation from a friend who was reading the mammoth sized hardback at the time (honestly it looked like he struggled to get comfortable when trying read that thing during breaks at work!) and as I had just recently bought a Kindle Paperwhite I thought I'd go for my first long read on the reader. As a northerner myself the opening set around a future Newcastle got me hooked and I finished Great North Road in a week, which considering the page count probably speaks volumes of how much I thought of this one. Part sc-fi cop procedural, part who dunnit, part sci-fi adventure Hamilton takes all these elements and blends them perfectly into a epic page turner. Highly recomended.

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Big, Complex but good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 September 2013

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This is massive, complex science fiction novel with a variety of intertwined stories. To keep up the reader needs to pay close attention to the plot. Hey, it's another Peter F Hamilton novel!!

Having said that, and it's true there are a large number of characters, but these can be whittled down to a more manageable handful, as a lot of them are just background plot fillers and don't have much characterisation. The story itself revolves around four major plotlines, a cop in Newcastle investigating a strange murder, a mysterious woman released from prison, a shop owner on a colonised planet and an undercover agent from a biosphere orbiting Jupiter, and yes they all converge eventually.

There are all the usual Hamilton touches, such as technologically and biologically enhanced humans, Faster than light travel, distant colonised planets, coupled with fantastical descriptions, thrilling set pieces as well as constructing complex, sometimes mundane, plotlines.

If you like your science fiction big, then Peter is your man, and I would recommend this novel, but put aside at least 6 weeks of your life.

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