Peter F. Hamilton began writing in 1987 and sold his first short story to Fear magazine in 1988. His previous novels are the Greg Mandel series: "Mindstar Rising" (1993), "A Quantum Murder" (1994) and "The Nano Flower" (1995) ; and the three novels in his bestselling 'Night's Dawn Trilogy': "The Reality Dysfunction", "The Neutronium Alchemist" and "The Naked God". Also recently published are his collection of stories, "A Second Chance at Eden" and "The Confederation Handbook" (a vital guide to the 'Night's Dawn Trilogy').