Misspent Youth
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Peter F. Hamilton's short novel Misspent Youth (2003, 439 pages) is set in the near-future, and describes the story of Jeff Baker who revolutionizes the world by inventing the ultimate method of information storage. He is chosen as the candidate for the first use of rejuvenation technology which leaves him with the body of a young man. Hamilton forms a picture of a famous man with a troubled family, living in a troubled Rutland, England - also Hamilton's home town.
The novel has received mixed reviews, with Hamilton himself best describing why: "I could see why it didn't appeal to a lot of people. It was an unpleasant story about unpleasant people. With hindsight, it was never going to be as popular as my other works."
External links
- Interview with a dystopian (http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/readingroom/2004/03/03/interview.shtml)