His book Pandora's Star opened me back up to reading space opera. Since I first started reading him in 2005 when I found Judas Unchained on the new book shelf at the library (never having heard of him before) I think I've read everything of his published in the States that I can; with only exceptions being his young adult "Web series" and Confederation Handbook which is sitting on my shelf right now, and all the short fiction listed on his wikipedia page.

I just can't get enough of his stuff. I'm seriously thinking of re-reading the Commonwealth stuff (all previous 4 books) in "preparation" for The Evolutionary Void (I don't really need to read them again to remember whats happening, I just love them so much--probably as much as I loved Tolkien when I was young).

I've checked out some of the other British SO writers, especially Iain M. Banks, but none of them catch me as fully as Hamilton.

I hope he lives a long long life, and keeps writing up until a few days after they bury him.