Judas Unchained by Hamilton. Peter. F - 0

Macmillan 1998 (1st UK). First Edition . Hardcover. Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author to the title page. Second part of The Commonwealth Saga, published in two halves: Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained. Set approximately 300 years later in the same universe as Misspent Youth, it explores the social effects of the almost complete elimination of the experience of death following widespread use of the rejuvenation technique described in Misspent Youth. In somewhat similar style to Night's Dawn, Hamilton also outlines, in detail, a universe with a small number of distinct alien species interacting essentially peacefully and who suddenly become faced with an increasingly ominous external threat. The saga focuses on wormhole technology and the first expansion in the space nearer to earth. 15 key new worlds are established. Fine in a Fine d/w.