Manhattan in Reverse
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3.0 • 1 Rating
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Publisher Description
Across seven original tales from master of science fiction Peter F. Hamilton, Manhattan in Reverse offers captivating glimpses into incredible worlds – with characters old and new.
'Each short story has enough ideas for a whole novel' – Ken Follett, author of The Pillars of the Earth
Following the events of Judas Unchained, Paula Myo returns. In the title story Manhattan in Reverse, the detective is on the case of a species believed to be without sentience – until it attacks the human colonisers. And, in The Demon Trap, Paula is dispatched to investigate a terrorist attack – and a motive that will be hard to unravel. Elsewhere, Watching Trees Grow tells of a murder in an alternative 1800s Oxford, and The Forever Kitten raises questions of eternal youth – and the sacrifices required to pursue it.
With all his usual brilliantly conceived storytelling, Peter F. Hamilton’s talents are on full display in Manhattan in Reverse.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Best known for his lengthy space operas (The Dreaming Void, etc.), Hamilton clearly demonstrates his skill with shorter lengths in this collection of seven stories, published in the U.K. in 2011. Many of the stories adopt the form of mysteries, including the time travel story "If at First..." and the novella "Watching Trees Grow," which use science fictional speculation as the underpinning of the mystery. "The Forever Kitten" is a brief and understated but still disturbing tale of the use of antiaging treatments. The title story and "The Demon Trap" feature investigator Paula Myo, star of Hamilton's Commonwealth books, and serve as an excellent introduction to that series. The stories stand on their own without separate introductions or other context, demonstrating Hamilton's ability to handle a variety of topics, while repeated themes give the stories the feel of a connected narrative or discussion rather than separate pieces.
