Peter F. Hamilton

Peter F. Hamilton is, to me, one of the most generous architects in modern science fiction. The British author has built sprawling space operas that reward readers willing to surrender to scale, and his trophy case backs it up, BSFA Awards for both novel and short fiction, the Inkpot Award, and French recognition too. I admire writers who can hold an entire galaxy in their head and still keep the human thread taut across thousands of pages. His continued presence on X gives him a living, current energy. When I want to disappear into a vast, confidently told universe, his books are exactly where I reach.

Name (English)

Peter F. Hamilton

Name (Japanese)

ピーター・F・ハミルトン

Reading

ぴーたー・F・はみるとん

Born

March 2, 1960 (age 66)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rat

Origin

Rutland, United Kingdom

Occupation

writer / novelist / science fiction writer / author

Awards & achievements

• 2015 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel
• 2000 BSFA Awards
• 2012 Inkpot Award
• 2000 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.peterfhamilton.co.uk/
• Xhttps://x.com/PeterFHamilton1
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BBF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3

Tags

• writer
• novelist
• science fiction writer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.