What can be said about Peter F. Hamilton that hasn't already been said? The guy is probably the top space opera writer in the business and for very good reason. I simply loved the Reality Dysfunction and would recommend any of Hamilton's books since I have never been disappointed. He writes with a clarity and edginess that you don't find in a lot of Science-fiction these days. The Reality Dysfunction is a cross between Vernor Vinge and William Peter Blatty. That description in itself should be enough to make you want to check it out. FYI - this is book 1 of a 3-book series, which continues with The Neutronium Alchemist and The Naked God.