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Mistigram: to you, this may just look like an #ANSIart landscape illustration. But if you’ve read #PeterFHamilton’s 2004 SF novel #PandorasStar, kicking off his #CommonwealthSaga, you may recognize the creation of the powerful #MorningStarMountain hivemind here. This piece was drawn by @zeusii.bsky.social for last month’s new literature-themed MIST0426 artpack collection.

It's surprising that no live-action production company/producer has taken notice of #PeterFHamilton's #Commonwealth universe/series.

This franchise can be adapted into a movie trilogy, or a TV/web series spanning 5 to 7 seasons with 16‒25 episodes each. This fictional universe that Peter F. Hamilton created tackled countless current social issues, and these were written years ago and still valid to this day.

Not to mention, there were also technological ideas that we started to see a few years after they were introduced in his novels.

Thus, for my #FridayReads and #FictionFriday recommendation, I highly encourage reading these great #spaceopera novels by Peter F. Hamilton.

Start with the #CommonwealthSaga:
1. #PandorasStar (ISBN: 0-330-49331-0)
2. #JudasUnchained (ISBN: 0-330-49353-1)

Followed by the #VoidTrilogy (1,200 years after Judas Unchained):
1. #TheDreamingVoid (ISBN: 978-1-4472-7968-6)
2. #TheTemporalVoid (ISBN: 1-4050-8884-2)
3. #TheEvolutionaryVoid (ISBN: 978-1-4050-8895-4)

Then #TheChronicleOfTheFallers:
1. #TheAbyssBeyondDreams (ISBN: 978-0345547194)
2. #NightWithoutStars (ISBN: 978-0230769496)

There is also #MisspentYouth (ISBN: 0330480227), a prequel (340 years before Pandora's Star).

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Currently reading Peter F. Hamilton's A Night Without Stars. Book 2 of The Chronicle of The Fallers. Performed by John Lee.

#bookstodon #scifi #audiobook #peterfhamilton #johnlee #commonwealthsaga #anightwithoutstars #chronicleofthefallers #currentlyreading

We’re part way through the #SpaceOpera challenge. Follow the link and cast your vote!
LINK: https://mastodon.social/@tuckerteague/109419498380717272

#VorkosiganSaga
#commonwealthsaga
#TheCultureSeries
#revelationspace
#ScienceFiction
#SciFi
#poll
#vote

My first #SciFi #SpaceOpera #poll has concluded, with #TheExpanse series winning!

See: https://mastodon.social/@tuckerteague/109379340476225064

Thanks to all who voted!
I've now made it a Space Opera Challenge.

Here's the next poll: OF THESE 4 WHICH IS THE BEST SPACE OPERA?
#VorkosiganSaga (#LoisMcMasterBujold)

#CommonwealthSaga (#PeterFHamilton)

#TheCulture (#IainMBanks)

#RevelationSpace (#AlastairReynolds)

#VOTE!

If there are better choices than one of these, add it to the comments.

Please boost!

#ScienceFiction

Moved over to aus.social, so a new #introduction:

Grew up in the northeast USA, now a permanent immigrant to #Melbourne #Australia and proud #rescue #greyhound parent.

My career is as a #structuralengineer, currently developing structural design software, largely in #python, including maintaining some #foss packages on #github.

My interests:
#scifi #fantasy #startrek #starwars #cosmere #commonwealthsaga #boardgames
#outdoors #biking #hiking (#appalachiantrail '14)
#woodworking
#activism #climatechange #humanrights

My #introduction:

Grew up in the northeast USA, now a permanent immigrant to #Melbourne #Australia and proud #rescue #greyhound parent.

My career is as a #structuralengineer, currently developing structural design software, largely in #python, including maintaining some #foss packages on #github.

My interests:
#scifi #fantasy #startrek #starwars #cosmere #commonwealthsaga #boardgames
#outdoors #biking #hiking (#appalachiantrail '14)
#woodworking
#activism #climatechange #humanrights