Mindstar Rising

Mindstar Rising
Author(s)	Peter F. Hamilton
Cover artist	Tom Stimpson
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre(s)	Science fiction
Publisher	Pan Books
Publication date	1993
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	438 pp
ISBN	ISBN 0-330-32376-8
Followed by	A Quantum Murder

Mindstar Rising is a science fiction novel by British writer Peter F. Hamilton, published in 1993. It is the first book in the Greg Mandel trilogy. The novel introduces the major characters in the series, most notably Greg and Julia Evans. The novel combines elements of classic detective novels with science fiction.

Plot summary

The focus of the novel centers around the growth of the company Event Horizon, founded by Julia's grandfather Philip Evans. Beset by industrial saboteurs, the company seeks help in the form of ex-military Mindstar Brigade turned private detective Greg Mandel. The company is leading the way in rebuilding a 21st century England after the People's Socialist Party (PSP), a tyrannical communist government, had first crushed the country and then collapsed, leaving it in shambles. Initially hired to solve a mystery involving missing stocks from a zero-g satellite production facility, he is then re-hired to find the source of attacks on a stored personality of Philip Evans after the industrialist's death.

Release details

• Hamilton, Peter F.. Mindstar Rising. London: Pan Books, 1993. ISBN 0-330-32376-8. (paperback, first edition).