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Misspent Youth

By: Peter F. Hamilton
Narrated by: Steven Crossley
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A gripping introduction to the world of Peter F. Hamilton’s Commonwealth Saga, Misspent Youth is set in the near-future, over three hundred years before Pandora’s Star and Judas Unchained. For fans of Iain M. Banks and Stephen Baxter.

Read by Steven Crossley, narrator of C.J. Sansom's Shardlake series.

Jeff Baker is granted the gift of eternal youth. However, it’s not all it seems . . .

It is 2040 and, after decades of research, we can finally rejuvenate a human being. At seventy-eight years old, Jeff Baker – renowned inventor and philanthropist – has given the world much of his creative genius. He’s therefore selected as first choice for this gift.

At first, rejuvenation feels like a miracle. Until the glow begins to fade. Personal relationships start to break down and the world waits for more brilliant new work. Living the dream will come at a cost, but can Jeff pay the price?

‘The owner of the most powerful imagination in science fiction’ – Ken Follett, author of The Pillars of the Earth

‘Hamilton handles massive ideas with enviable ease’ – Guardian

 Classics Fantasy Fiction Genetic Engineering Science Fiction

Critic reviews

Peter F. Hamilton peoples his story with strong characters . . . clever and sharply observant
Incredibly real . . . highly recommended
The world created by Peter is once again full of ideas
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Unfortunately after reading and falling in love with Peter F hamiltons epic space opera stories, especially those set in the commonwealth, I decided to listen to this in hope of some back story to the development of the rejuvenation process. If your looking for an epic Sci fi story with an epic plot with all the twists and turns we've come to expect from Hamilton, or in fact any plot then don't listen to this, if your wanting a story about a father and son relationship and there feelings for each other than this is just that book.

Unfortunately I went into this book expecting way too much, which possibly could have ruined it for me but after listening to it, I wish I hadn't stuck it out to the end in hope of a big finale as there just wasn't anything worth waiting for!

Apologies to slate the book but it isn't sci-fi and is definitely not my kind of thing, it's more a romantic novel.

Boring Soap opera

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Great link into Peter F Hamiltons universe. love listening out for some future carrictors

Great story great link

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I wanted to read this book as I’d enjoyed the Commonwealth books. Unfortunately it’s a mess.

A good idea - rejuvenation technology - gets lost in a forest of lazy europhobia, terrible sex scenes, and a cast of utterly unsympathetic characters.

I’ve read quite a few PFH books and on the whole I enjoy his world building, and his big ideas, but please leave the sex to the experts and maybe try writing a female character who isn’t a 2 dimensional bimbo who only exists for the pleasure of the male protagonists.

Not a single sympathetic character

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I loved the commonwealth saga but this book was really a waste of time. Cheesy sex obsessed plot and thin story. The narrator was badly chosen too, sounded far too stuff for the material. Was glad to get it over with.

Weak

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Has Peter employed a school leaver to write recent works. This is very disappointing. Must try harder used to be written on my school reports, it’s apt here

Dull

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