The Dreaming Void
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| Author | Peter F. Hamilton |
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| Cover artist | Jim Burns |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Void Trilogy |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | PanMacmillan |
Publication date | 8 March 2007 |
| Media type | Print, E-book |
| Pages | 656 pp (Hardcover) [1] |
| ISBN | ISBN 978-1-4050-8880-0 (Hardcover) |
| OCLC | 85898119 |
| Preceded by | The Commonwealth Saga |
| Followed by | The Temporal Void |
The Dreaming Void is a science fiction novel by British writer Peter F. Hamilton, the first in his Void Trilogy.
Plot summary
At the centre of the Milky Way galaxy, an object called the Void resembles a massive black hole. The Void is not a natural system. Inside there is a strange universe where the laws of physics are very different from those we know. It is slowly consuming the other stars of the galactic core - one day it will have devoured the entire galaxy.
In AD 3589 a human has started to dream of the wonderful existence inside the Void. He has a following of millions of believers. They now wish to make a pilgrimage to the Void to live the life they have been shown. Other star-faring species fear their migration will cause the Void to expand again. They are prepared to stop the pilgrimage fleet no matter what the cost.
Characters
- Inigo, the First Dreamer and founder of Living Dream
- Catherine Stewart (The Cat), Convict, former Navy Trooper, founder of Knights Guardian movement on Far Away, working for the Accelerator faction
- Paula Myo, Chief Investigator for the Commonwealth
- Gore Burnelli, Head of the Burnelli Grand Family and ANA:Governance and leader of the Conservative faction within ANA.
- Justine Burnelli, Earth socialite and a Commonwealth Senator and daughter of Gore
- Kazimir Burnelli, Grand Admiral of Commonwealth Navy and son of Justine
- Ilanthe, leader of the Accelerator Faction
- The High Angel, a sentient alien starship
- Edeard, the main subject of Inigo's dreams and known as the Waterwalker
- Marius, an agent of the Accelerator faction within ANA
- The Delivery Man, an agent of the Conservative faction
- "Aaron", an agent of the Conservative faction, searching for Inigo
- Araminta, a young divorcee on the planet Viotia
- Troblum, physicist and collector of artifacts from the "Starflyer War", initially working for Accelerator faction
- Oscar Monroe, former Navy officer and hero of the "Starflyer War", recruited to assist Paula Myo.
- Ozzie Isaacs, creator of the wormhole technology and gaiafield technology, among others. Mentioned, but not yet met in the first 2 books.
References
External links
- The official Peter F. Hamilton website: www.peterfhamilton.co.uk
- The official publishers information page at PanMacmillan.com
- Review of The Dreaming Void at SFFWorld.com
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