The Reality Dysfunction
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The Reality Dysfunction is a sprawling space opera novel by Peter F. Hamilton that blends hard science fiction with horror elements in a far-future, galaxy-spanning setting.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Reality Dysfunction canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
horror novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ space opera ⓘ |
| author | Peter F. Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Jim Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| feature |
blend of hard science fiction and horror elements
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depiction of advanced space travel ⓘ depiction of biotechnology ⓘ depiction of nanotechnology ⓘ detailed world-building ⓘ multiple viewpoint characters ⓘ |
| followedBy |
The Naked God
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The Neutronium Alchemist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsInContinuity | set in the Confederation universe ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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science fiction ⓘ space opera ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Reality Dysfunction: Emergence
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The Reality Dysfunction: Expansion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
conflict between the living and the dead returning from beyond
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impact of technology on society ⓘ political and economic power in interstellar societies ⓘ religion and belief in a technologically advanced universe ⓘ |
| market | adult science fiction readership ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | interstellar war and large-scale cosmic events ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Al Capone (resurrected historical figure)
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Ione Saldana NERFINISHED ⓘ Joshua Calvert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive length
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mixing hard SF with supernatural-style horror ⓘ very large cast of characters ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first novel ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Macmillan Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Night's Dawn Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
far future
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galaxy-spanning civilization ⓘ |
| structure | multi-threaded narrative ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
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epic ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Peter F. Hamilton