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The Confederation Handbook Peter F. Hamilton The Night’s Dawn trilogy has been one of the most triumphant works of science fiction to appear in decades. Swiftly gathering a worldwide readership, this masterwork of cosmic imagination and storytelling amounts to more than 1,200,000 words in total, and has brought to life an entire galaxy of diverse planets and astonishing civilizations. At the core of this vast creation is the Confederation itself: an assembly of human and alien colony worlds whose cultures, conflicts, and turmoils are described over a Timeline of nearly six hundred years. The Confederation Handbook is Peter F. Hamilton’s essential companion guide to the diverse elements of the massive universe he has created. Here we have his personal exposition of the Adamist and Edenist cultures; numerous alien races; a battery of starships, weapons, and other technology; and a vast confederation of planets and settlements. Also included is a full list of characters and their roles and, of course, details of the Timeline itself. Peter F. Hamilton began writing in 1987 and published a number of short stories as well as three SF/detective novels before he wroteThe Reality Dysfunction and its sequels. He was profiled byLocus magazine in 1998. From the arcologies of Earth to the shards of the Ruin Ring, uncover the . . . MYSTERIES OF THE NIGHT’S DAWN UNIVERSE ? Why is the Kulu Intelligence Service so feared? ? What are the differences between blackhawks and voidhawks? ? Why can’t the Weeping Rose be grown anywhere except on Norfolk? ? Why are Cosmoniks so modified, and are they all still human? ? What do Kiint really look like? ? Why is the Jiciro world off-limits? ? Why did the Nyvan colony collapse into war and anarchy? ? Why is life better in the Halo than on Earth? The answers to these and many other questions are contained in a companion guide as wondrous and revealing as only the epic scope of The Night’s Dawn could provide . . . THE CONFEDERATION HANDBOOK ACCLAI