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Archive for December 4, 2010

THE EVOLUTIONARY VOID by Peter F. Hamilton

In the final volume of Peter F. Hamilton’s VOID trilogy, we once again find Edeard trying to make things right in Makkathran, his city on Querencia, a planet in the Void.

December 4, 2010  Tags: 2010 Favorites, Peter Hamilton, Speculative (Beyond Reality)  Posted in: 2010 Top Picks, Speculative (Beyond Reality)  No Comments

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