Chapter 1, The Neutronium Alchemist: Conflict Summary

The Neutronium Alchemist: Conflict, by Peter F. Hamilton is the fourth book in a six part series of science fiction books. Humanity is now faced with the threat of dead souls returning to possess the living, a situation that requires the cooperation of several opposing factions. In this book, the main threat comes from Capone's expanding Organization of possessed, and from the Alchemist, a super-doomsday weapon that could destroy all humanity. Mzu, the inventor of the Alchemist, struggles in her misguided revenge mission against the planet that destroyed her world. The starship captain Joshua, the ESA or Kulu Kingdom intelligence agent Monica and the Edenist Samuel must learn to work together in order to prevent the weapon from falling into the wrong hands. The Neutronium Alchemist is an exploration of the more violent aspects of...