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Lawrence Newton always dreamed of adventure amongst the stars. Now the ultimate prize is within his grasp, but what will he risk to get it?
Lawrence is the sergeant of a washed-out platoon, taking part in the bungled invasion of yet another human colony world. The giant corporations call such campaigns 'asset realization', but in practice it's simple piracy.
When he's on the ground, being shot at and firebombed by resistance forces, he recalls stories of the Temple of the Fallen Dragon. Its priests supposedly guard a treasure hoard large enough to buy lifelong happiness. So Lawrence decides to mount a dangerous private-enterprise operation of his own.
Fallen Dragon is a classic standalone novel by science fiction star Peter F. Hamilton.
'The owner of the most powerful imagination in science fiction' - Ken Follett
'Hamilton handles massive ideas with enviable ease' - Guardian
About the author
Peter F. Hamilton was born in Rutland in 1960. He began writing in 1987, and sold his first short story to FEAR Magazine in 1988. He has written many bestselling novels, including the Greg Mandel series, the Night’s Dawn trilogy, the Commonwealth Saga, the Void trilogy, the Chronicle of the Fallers and the Salvation Sequence, as well as short-story collections and several standalone titles, including Fallen Dragon and Great North Road.
Summary
Lured by rumours of fabulous wealth, sergeant Lawrence Newton launches a campaign to track down the Temple of the Fallen Dragon – but will he get more than he bargained for? Fallen Dragon is a thrilling standalone space adventure from bestselling author Peter F. Hamilton.
Foreword
A thrilling space adventure from bestselling author Peter F. Hamilton. Lured by rumours of fabulous wealth, sergeant Lawrence Newton launches a campaign to track down the Temple of the Fallen Dragon – but will he get more than he bargained for?
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The phrase “modern master of science fiction” is not to be lightly bestowed. Peter F. Hamilton has earned it
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Absolutely vintage science fiction. Hamilton puts British sci-fi back into interstellar overdrive The Times
