# If at First . . . (Short Story)

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- Authors: [Peter F. Hamilton](https://www.bookquiver.com/peter-f-hamilton)
- Publisher: del_rey
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-03-4552-908-4
- Published: 2011-06-20
- Language: en_US
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Peter F. Hamilton has proven himself a modern master of epic space opera, carrying the tradition of far-future empire building begun by Heinlein and Asimov into the new millennium. But Hamilton is also...