Great North Street is definitely a standalone science fiction experience from Peter F. Hamilton, the writer of The Night’s Dawn trilogy.

When attending a Newcastle murder scene, Detective Sidney Hurst finds a deceased North family clone. Yet none have already been reported missing. And in 2122, two decades ago, a North clone billionaire was horrifically murdered in the same manner on the tropical world of St Libra. So, if the murderer is still at large, was Angela Tramelo wrongly convicted? She never wavered under about Great North Street interrogation, claiming she by itself survived an alien strike.

Looking into this potential alien risk now becomes the Human Defence Agency’s priority. St Libran bio-fuel is the lifeblood of Earth’s overall economy and must be secured. A huge expedition is certainly mounted via the Newcastle gateway, and experts are dispatched to the planet – with Angela Tramelo, grudgingly released from prison. However the expedition is certainly take off deep within St Libra’s rainforests, and the murders begin. Angela insists it’s the alien, but her fresh co-workers aren’t sure. Do she see an alien, or does she have additional reasons for getting on St Libra?

Praise for Peter F Hamilton:

‘The most powerful imagination in science fiction’ Ken Follett

‘Novels that combine fantastic speculation with amazing detailed imagining of the lives we will business lead’ Guardian

‘This is thrilling stuff; compulsively readable and abundantly full of ideas’ The Times

‘Reaches another degree of excellence . Excellent’ Locus