THE REALITY DYSFUNCTION. Copyright © 1996 by Peter F. Hamilton. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review.

For information address Warner Books, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.

A Time Warner Company

Aspect is a registered trademark of Warner Books, Inc.

This edition is published by arrangement with Macmillan U.K.

ISBN 0-7595-8034-0

A mass market edition of this book was published in two parts in 1997 by Warner Books.

First eBook edition: November 2000

Visit our Web site at www.iPublish.com