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Misspent Youth

By: Peter F. Hamilton
Narrated by: Steven Crossley
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Summary

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
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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
All stars
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As this review title states, I really am so glad that I read The Commonwealth Saga before this; had I read/listened to this first, I never would have continued with any of Peter F. Hamilton's other stories. As it stands, I'll avoid any standalone books from here on out, but I hope the next series that I read of his brings the amazing story-telling ability that I saw back in the first two Commonwealth storylines back; this story was 95% sex, and concludes with a disappointing ending (in my opinion).

I did enjoy the narrator's performance, though the sound itself fluctuates in the extreme throughout (from very, very quiet to very loud due to having to turn the volume up just to hear the quiet parts). Overall rating 3 out of 5.

So glad I read The Commonwealth Saga first

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I love Peter F. Hamilton and have read and thoroughly enjoyed all of his books, this one not so much. I read it when it first come out and thought I would give it another go. It is an overblown story of a extremely intelligent but very silly self centered man who after rejuvenation goes on a screw fest. At the end it sinks into sentimentality. I think it might have been good as a (very) short story.
Other than the rejuvenation aspect there is no science fiction in it, much more of a bum-wincing soap opera.
On the audible web sight it is coming up as part of the Commonwealth Saga but it is not, it's a stand alone book.

Not his best

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so disappointed, found it doesn't relate to the saga bar the rejuvenating link.
story is a teenagers wet dream or an old man's fantasy.
yawn

teenagers wet dream

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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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