Peter F Hamilton is a British Science fiction Author. He is best known for space opera, the Nights Dawn trilogy, and the Confederation books. He is one of my favorite Sci-Fi authors and I always buy his work knowing I will be happy.
In a past age, humanity fled a dying Earth in massive ark ships. These searched the galaxy to find a new home. Then one fleet found Centauri, a dense cluster of stars teeming with habitable planets. Now, thousands of years later, Centauri’s settlers have evolved into advanced beings known as Celestials – and their great houses rule vast star systems.
As they vie for supremacy, Earth’s ark ships continue to arrive, and humans must serve these repressive masters. But is there a better life beyond the empire? Finn is a Centauri-born human and yearns for a brighter future. So, when another ark ship arrives, previously thought lost, Finn seizes the chance to become a Traveler. These heroes explore the vast unknowns of distant space, dedicated to humanity’s survival. And they hope – one day – to find freedom.
I love Peter’s writing so I was really looking forward to reading this latest book, my favorite was the Nights Dawn trilogy which had a rich universe full of interesting characters and brilliant worlds that we got to explore.
This book was like that, it’s Galaxy-spanning and really takes you into the story with Peters signature world-building. Each world is captivating and the many Human civilizations that inhabit them are complicated and amazing at the same time. I must admit that this book took some concentration, there is a lot of info at the beginning, including world and race names, and the cast of characters. but once you get past this, the book becomes an excellent story.
The worldbuilding as always is top notch, with the technology being explained and really making you take notice. It’s hard scifi without being too detailed. You can tell that Peter really does his research when writing these books and for me, it always adds to the depth of the world, it’s one of the reasons I like his work so much.
The characters are something else, although they are only a part of the galaxy spanning political theater. It’s quite the cast and I found myself really connecting with some of them and following them through the adventure.
It goes without saying that I really enjoyed this book and if you are a fan of Sci-Fi and any of Peters other works I am sure you will enjoy this as well.
Happy Reading
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