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Peter F. Hamilton: Salvation Lost (EBook, 2019, Del Rey)

eBook, 566 pages

English language

Published Oct. 29, 2019 by Del Rey.

ASIN:
B07NCRHWPM
4 stars (1 review)

The comparative utopia of twenty-third century Earth is about to go dreadfully awry when a seemingly benign alien race is abruptly revealed to be one of the worst threats humanity has ever faced. Driven by an intense religious extremism, the Olyix are determined to bring everyone to their version of god as they see it. But they may have met their match in humanity, who are not about to go gently into that good night or spend the rest of their days cowering in hiding. As human ingenuity and determination rises to the challenge, collective humanity has only one goal--to wipe this apparently undefeatable enemy from the face of creation. Even if it means playing a ridiculously long game indeed.

But in a chaotic universe, it is hard to plan for every eventuality, and it is always darkest before the dawn.

4 editions

reviewed Salvation Lost by Peter F. Hamilton (Salvation Sequence, #2)

Enjoyable, although the sex is weird

4 stars

Book 1 I was surprised but pleased the sex had toned down a bit. It's back again, although I'd concede it's I guess-sort-of-plot-relevant. I read this while unable to sleep so I struggled a lot with the far-future sci-fi gobbledegook. Reading it during the day might have been easier! Much like the Void books, once the sci-fi gets this far ahead it feels a bit comic fantasy.

Still enjoyable, still keen to read the last one.

Subjects

  • Fiction, science fiction, general
  • Fiction, action & adventure
  • Fiction, science fiction, space exploration
  • Fiction, science fiction, space opera