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Critics have compared the engrossing space operas of Peter F. Hamilton to the classic sagas of such SF giants as Isaac Asimov and Frank Herbert. But Hamilton's best-selling fiction - powered by a fearless imagination and world- class storytelling skills - has also earned him comparison to Tolstoy and Dickens. Hugely ambitious, wildly entertaining, philosophically stimulating: the novels of Peter F. Hamilton will change the way you think about science fiction. Now, with Pandora's Star, he begins a new multi-volume adventure, one that promises to be his most mind-blowing yet. The year is 2380. The Intersolar Commonwealth, a sphere of stars some 400 light-years in diameter, contains more than 600 worlds, interconnected by a web of transport "tunnels" known as wormholes. At the farthest edge of the Commonwealth, astronomer Dudley Bose observes the impossible: Over 1,000 light-years away, a star...vanishes. It does not go supernova. It does not collapse into a black hole. It simply disappears. Since the location is too distant to reach by wormhole, a faster-than-light starship, the Second Chance, is dispatched to learn what has occurred and whether it represents a threat. In command is Wilson Kime, a five-time rejuvenated ex-NASA pilot whose glory days are centuries behind him. Opposed to the mission are the Guardians of Selfhood, a cult that believes the human race is being manipulated by an alien entity they call the Starflyer. Bradley Johansson, leader of the Guardians, warns of sabotage, fearing the Starflyer means to use the starship's mission for its own ends. Pursued by a Commonwealth special agent convinced the Guardians are crazy but dangerous, Johansson flees. But the danger is not averted. Aboard the Second Chance, Kime wonders if his crew has been infiltrated. Soon enough, he will have other worries. A thousand light-years away, something truly incredible is waiting: a deadly discovery, the unleashing of which will threaten to destroy t... Read more

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    • Well-written, cerebral, hard sci-fi story
Format: Kindle
As a huge fan of hard science fiction, I had always heard this book was somewhat the impetus for the modern genre. Now that I have finally read this juggernaut, I can say that it lives up to the hype. If you are new to hard science fiction novels, I wouldn't recommend this as an entry point. While the author does a really good job at framing and explaining conceptual theories, he also doesn't spoonfeed the reader; it helps to have a baseline. So if you're dipping your toes for the first time, it may be a bit overwhelming. For those with a more experienced palate, this book has a lot to offer. It's not as fast-paced as the terrific Revelation Space series by Alistair Reynolds, or as wonderfully strange as Iain Banks' Culture, but it's damn good and carves its own unique niches. The book focuses on a distant alien threat, and whether to use military and technological means to exploit it. It also has several intertwining storylines that all culminate together at some point or another. In addition to this, the author has developed an entire fictional political system that serves as an interesting backdrop on how society should tackle the different problems it faces throughout the book. While the story is part alien invasion, part noir detective, part cyberpunk, and part wilderness survival (amongst others), there are many themes prevalent: immortality, climate politics, technology dependence, the disparity between social classes, and mass media manipulation to name a few. Like Alistair Reynolds, Peter Hamilton throws a lot of theoretical physics at the reader that bolsters the storyline's authenticity. Also like Reynolds, Hamilton eases you into it and does a good job of explaining high-concept science, without making you feel like an idiot. The story can move slowly, but when it's at its best, it is exciting, suspenseful, and riveting. 5 out of 5 stars, can't wait to start the sequel. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2023 by phxcoastie
    • Another Magnum Opus From Hamilton
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Two years ago, I read Peter Hamilton's magnum opus, The Night's Dawn trilogy, a 3,000 page doorstop of a space opera which opened my eyes to a new era of science fiction. Far removed from the old pulp novels, with predictable hackneyed alien races and faster than light travel, Hamilton actually created new life forms and technologies that I found to be very creative and believable. And while I was glad to finally finish the final novel in the trilogy, it motivated me to sample more of his writing, hence this, the first of a two volume work. Much like the Night's Dawn trilogy, in this work Hamilton weaves a dizzying number of story threads into an ultimately cohesive, tightly wound story that captivates the reader. If you can push your way through the first 200 pages without feeling completely lost, you will be amply rewarded in the balance of the novel. Set several hundred years into the future, the human race has colonized hundreds of planets through the use of wormhole technology. While this is not a new construct, Hamilton has modified and applied it to make it his own. These human occupied colonies are joined in an intergalactic Commonwealth, governed largely by an aristocracy of powerful families and organizations. In addition to conquering faster than light travel, the human race has discovered the fountain of youth, a medical procedure referred to as "rejuvenation", which is scheduled every 20-30 years or so, depending on one's pocketbook and lifestyle preference. Humans periodically initiate "memory dumps" and carry memory chips in their brain in the event of accidental death, after which a person's memories can be implanted into a newly cloned body. Presto, eternal life. Of course, in colonizing the universe, several alien life forms are encountered, some with mythological origins and others created out of whole cloth by the author. Thankfully, there are no giant insect or animal forms that so annoyingly find their way into most science fiction stories. Instead, as in his previous work, Hamilton has gone far outside the box in hypothesizing possible alien life forms which are far beyond the constructs imaginable by most sci-fi authors. As mentioned above, this is the first of two books in a series, being followed by Judas Unchained, another roughly 1,000 page book. I'll say this for Hamilton, if he is paid by the word, he is a very rich man. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2012 by Steven M. Anthony

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