A review by noranne
The Neutronium Alchemist by Peter F. Hamilton

3.0

This book is SO LONG. Way longer than it needs to be. I enjoy the wide range of characters, but several of them we follow periodically throughout the book just to "check in" even though very little is happening. Also, for the most part, I did not enjoy the villain POVs. Their only function seems to be 1) to engender disgust and 2) reveal trouble for the protagonists before it happens. This is an effective technique for building tension, but it felt really overdone here.

Anyway, all that said, I do still find the overall story interesting and the galaxy-building is well done. Just wish I didn't have to wade through so much for the compelling stuff.