Mindstar Rising

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Mindstar Rising is a novel by Peter F. Hamilton, published in 1993. It is the first book in the Greg Mandel trilogy. The novel introduces the major characters in the series, most notably Greg, and Julia Evans. The novel combines elements of classic detective novels with science fiction.

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The focus of the novel centers around the growth of the company Event Horizon, founded by Julia's grandfather Philip Evans. Beset by industrial saboteurs, the company seeks help in the form of ex-military Mindstar Brigade turned private detective Greg Mandel. The company is leading the way in rebuilding a 21st century England after the People's Socialist Party (PSP), a tyrannical communist government, had first crushed the country and then collapsed, leaving it in shambles. Initially hired to solve a mystery involving missing stocks from a zero-g satellite production facility, he is then re-hired to find the source of attacks on a stored personality, or "neural network" or Philip Evans after the industrialist's death.


Works by Peter F. Hamilton

The Greg Mandel trilogyMindstar Rising | A Quantum Murder | The Nano Flower
The Night's Dawn trilogyThe Reality Dysfunction | The Neutronium Alchemist | The Naked God
The Commonwealth SagaPandora's Star | Judas Unchained | Void Trilogy (upcoming)
Other novelsFallen Dragon | Misspent Youth
Novellas and short fictionLightstorm | A Second Chance at Eden | Watching Trees Grow
OtherThe Confederation Handbook

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