Introduction

This part of the website has been produced to provide fans of Peter F. Hamilton's Night's Dawn trilogy with technical information about the Adamist Starships of confederation universe. The Night's Dawn trilogy is set against a rich backdrop based in the 26th century. In this timeline, humans have expanded their empire into space using new technologies. The confederation consists of nearly 1000 settled worlds spread over a large  number of star systems.

The confederation of the 26th century contains thousands upon thousands of spaceships of various designs. Many of these are inter-system ships, incapable of traveling across the vast distances between the stars.  These inter-system ships can range from tugs, spaceplanes, cargo transporters to fuel scoopers.

The Adamist culture however has developed ZZT jump nodes, an advanced technology that allows starships to travel between the vast gulfs between the stars. The Edenist Culture however has bioengineered living starships called Voidhawks that allow them to travel these great distances as well.  

The last group of interstellar ships used by the Confederation are Blackhawks, these ships are an offshoot of Voidhawks and typically belong to free-traders and mercenaries.

The vast majority of starships capable of interstellar travel are incapable of landing on planetary surfaces, although a few Adamist warships are capable of this action. For the majority of starships, planetary surfaces are only reachable through the use of small ancillary craft such as spaceplanes.

If you would like more detailed information on the other aspects of Peter F Hamiltons rich universe, I suggest reading the Trilogy, and purchasing the excellent Confederation Handbook which is available at most bookstores.