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A review by wendyh65
The Temporal Void by Peter F. Hamilton
5.0
My review for Kaiwaka Library:
It is 1500 years since the time of the Commonwealth Saga
(Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained). Mankind has progressed
a long way - physically and technologically, and inhabiting
over a thousand star systems - since the story of the Starflyer
War told in those books.
When we start, the Living Dream movement are appointing their
next Cleric Conservator to lead the many believers across the
galaxy. Not that it will do much to progress their cause, since the only person who can take them into the Void is Inigo himself,
Dreamer of the dreams of Edeard and life in Makkathran, and he
disappeared long ago.
Non-believers do not want Living Dream to succeed at all - entering the Void will likely destroy the rest of the known galaxy. The Raiel have been blocking access to the Void for thousands of years now, to prevent just that from happening.
But suddenly someone else is Dreaming, and talking to the Skylords
in the Void - could the Second Dreamer lead the movement
to their fulfilment?
For all that this is a huge story (2000+ pages across the three
books) it is fast-paced and gripping, and hard to put down. In my
experience, Peter F Hamilton never disappoints!
Do read the Commonwealth Saga before starting the Void Trilogy,
and read the books in order. My first attempt at The Dreaming
Void took me a week to read 50 pages as I tried to absorb so
much that was new to me (before discovering I needed to read
the Saga first), but having that behind me made my second effort
much easier and more enjoyable, as I had that history in mind.
Great stuff!
All five books mentioned here are on the Fiction shelves in the library.
Review by Wendy.
March 2014
It is 1500 years since the time of the Commonwealth Saga
(Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained). Mankind has progressed
a long way - physically and technologically, and inhabiting
over a thousand star systems - since the story of the Starflyer
War told in those books.
When we start, the Living Dream movement are appointing their
next Cleric Conservator to lead the many believers across the
galaxy. Not that it will do much to progress their cause, since the only person who can take them into the Void is Inigo himself,
Dreamer of the dreams of Edeard and life in Makkathran, and he
disappeared long ago.
Non-believers do not want Living Dream to succeed at all - entering the Void will likely destroy the rest of the known galaxy. The Raiel have been blocking access to the Void for thousands of years now, to prevent just that from happening.
But suddenly someone else is Dreaming, and talking to the Skylords
in the Void - could the Second Dreamer lead the movement
to their fulfilment?
For all that this is a huge story (2000+ pages across the three
books) it is fast-paced and gripping, and hard to put down. In my
experience, Peter F Hamilton never disappoints!
Do read the Commonwealth Saga before starting the Void Trilogy,
and read the books in order. My first attempt at The Dreaming
Void took me a week to read 50 pages as I tried to absorb so
much that was new to me (before discovering I needed to read
the Saga first), but having that behind me made my second effort
much easier and more enjoyable, as I had that history in mind.
Great stuff!
All five books mentioned here are on the Fiction shelves in the library.
Review by Wendy.
March 2014