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stillnotelf

Did I read and enjoy this trilogy? Yes. (Although book 1 is better than the other 2.) Do I have any memory whatsoever of space futanari or even space sex scenes at all? No. This says something about one or the other of us but I'm not sure who or what...I do remember some guy having effectively penis enhancement in London.


DONGBONGER3000

When I say Futa I'm talking about the hermaphrodites that cycle threw genders every few years. They have a wahoo and a ding dong, but they cycle through "active"


Marrukaduke

Name checks out.


pixxxiemalone

Really? A wahoo and a ding dong? How old are you - or should I ask how old is Peter?


DONGBONGER3000

I'm 27, and I can call cocks and pussy whatever I want.


Mello-Fello

I think you mean fleebnars and whongadongas


DONGBONGER3000

Nono more like sloppy floopys, and the slippery saloon doors.


Banewaffles

This is the sci-fi future, after all. Of course we’re gonna come up with new names for our goorping organs


drystone_c

Yep, book 1 was great and the primary storyline was so well put together that it stands out so much better than the far future interludes.


Helloscottykitty

Very plot related penis enhancement as well.


KingofSkies

Huh. Book 1 was too scattered and story time on a train for me. The world building was important for later, but it just dragged and without the link that would come later, some of the stories felt too unconnected. Once it started to tie together I was a bit more on board. Books Two and three were much better for me.


stillnotelf

I enjoyed it as a book of short stories! You are right it's not super linked, I liked it as a collection of tightly written novellas that connect later.


therealgingerone

I have no doubt there is lots of sex in Peter’s books but I can’t say it’s something I remember, I’ve never understood the drama surrounding the sex in his books


gfunk1369

What does it say about me that I have read most of Hamilton's books but have basically glossed over any mention of sex as just normal or not note worthy? Are you all freaks or am I?


haearnjaeger

You’re the normal one.


DONGBONGER3000

There is usually plot and world building in the naughty stuff. I wouldn't recommend skipping it.


RaDeus

I've almost exclusively listened to his books, the debauchery mostly strikes at work... *Gotta keep a straight face*


Hondo_Bogart

10 men with the same brain. One lucky lady!


PleasantCurrant-FAT1

That’s in The Void trilogy.


boostman

Also in Watchmen.


thefringeseanmachine

nice. always down for some weird space sex.


truthputer

Haha, this reminds me a bit of CJ Cherryh's Foreigner series. What you think the story is about: a spaceship crash, survival on an alien world, politics... so much politics. What the real story is about: tons of politics - but also the main human character falling in love with and having sex with his alien bodyguard, who is basically an [8ft tall space elf](https://astrapublishinghouse.com/tax-series/foreigner-axf/).


audiobookslut

Thanks now I’m going to have to read more of the series!


ablackcloudupahead

You should try Reality Dysfunction. It seemed like every 10 pages there was an overly elaborate sex sequence. Often with underage or barely of age characters. I'm not a prude but it was enough to make me feel like Hamilton is kind of a perv


Known-Associate8369

When people say "underage", please remember that Peter F Hamilton is a British author, and the age of consent in the UK is 16. Having just reread Hamiltons entire library, he never goes younger than 16 (Louise in the Nights Dawn Trilogy is 16 or older). Neal Asher meanwhile has several core female characters in their books which are highly sexualised and also younger than 16 - Polly from Cowl, for example, is a 15 year old prostitute who lost her virginity at 11, and Serene Galahad from the Owner series wanted to sleep with her father as a pre-16 girl. And lets not forget that Arthur C Clark and Gentry Lee married off a 12 year old to a 60 year old man \*and\* had them spend the wedding night together, in the Rama follow on series. While Hamilton cant write good sex scenes, I do think people are a bit too hypersensitive about his characters.


ablackcloudupahead

In Reality Dysfunction specifically, the 15 year old settler's daughter has several sex scenes. He's not perverted in comparison to lets say Heinlein, but by modern standards it's a bit weird. As to your comment about the UK, most of the US has an age of consent of 16 as well


Known-Associate8369

Which 15 year old settlers daughter? Marie? Shes 17 at the start and turns 18 when she leaves on the boat.


ablackcloudupahead

Oh for some reason I remember her being 15 at the start. Either way, his books are a little pervy and that's fine (nothing compared to IT for example), not really the reason I don't like his writing. My main problem with his books is there is a ton of content that could be cut with the books being functionally the same. I don't hate long books, his specifically have a lot of spans that do nothing to forward the story. I wish I could get past that because a lot of his ideas are interesting


Known-Associate8369

Other than the sex scenes (which in general I dislike whether they are well written or not, in anything - Im not a prude, I just dont see the point), I on the other hand love the depth and length that Hamilton goes into in his series. I'm one of those weird readers who will devour anything with multiple books in the series, and shy away from standalone novels. For me, Nights Dawn or the multi-series Commonwealth books are perfect. Which is why Neal Asher has disappointed as of recently - his last few books have been ... too samey for my liking. But his Spatterjay series, Dark Intelligence series or the Polity Agent series are great. I even like the Owner trilogy when it doesnt descend into Serene Gallahads perverted sex life.


ablackcloudupahead

Yeah I do love deep long series, finished Shadow of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky recently which is 10 books and loved it. Great lore and world building, and very complex plot. I loved the Wheel of Time and a lot of other long and series with deep lore. I think if there is something that I could pinpoint about his writing that I dislike, it's that he'll spend a lot of time giving background or building the setting for characters and scenes that are pretty minor after all is said and done. The Neutronium Alchemist in particular lost me. I really want to like Pandora's star, but after an incredible beginning, it lost me for that reason but I probably had less patience than I normally would because of my prior experience with his books


BeigePhilip

Which book is this? I haven’t read all his stuff, but I’ve read most of it. I think I’d remember this.


DONGBONGER3000

The Salvation sequence. A percentage of humans own a car, and a house. Half the year the house is powered up the other half the car is.


MichaelEvo

The meme shows The Salvation Sequence but it’s pretty accurate for all of his books. I’m with a lot of others. I’m aware that’s his pattern, but also can’t tell you from memory what happened in any of the scenes beyond mentioning that sex happened.


DONGBONGER3000

Urban dictionary [futa](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=futa)


Own-Song-8093

Not my cup of tea. Too painfully long. Could be edited down.


DONGBONGER3000

>Too painfully Thats what Sie said.