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A carregar... The Temporal Void (edição 2008)por Peter F. Hamilton (Autor)
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Well I finally finished the book “The Temopral Void” by Peter F. Hamilton. Using the word “finally” may seem like it was slow or it was not interesting. Neither is the case, it is just that it is a very long book. Yes, it gets a little slow or bogged down but this is a sweeping story and it has several threads. It certainly is interesting and we finally learn much about what the void is and why people want to pilgrimage to it. Although for me it is not a slam dunk, given how wonderful the commonwealth is and all the miraculous technologies that exist I find it hard to see the void as that much better. I am sure I am missing something somewhere. Anyway, I have one more book in the trilogy to go and it will take at least as long as this one but I am determined! I gave it only 3 stars, mainly because it is the second book in the trilogy and as such I felt it was a little over long for the amount of plot points given. Also I thought the Edeard portions ran long. An excellent continuation of the Void series. If you enjoy Hamilton's Commonwealth universe, you'll enjoy this book. For years I avoided the Void trilogy as I thought the whole concept wasn't to my liking. A whole void at the center of the galaxy that no one can enter that is gradually expanding, eating the galaxy? Turns out, Hamilton does a great job with it. This is scifi at it's best. Great characters, a great hi-tech civilization and a great threat that is also an excellent plot mechanism. Hamilton does his usual good job of writing fast paced, tech-y prose with characters that drive the action. I really enjoyed this whole series.
Readers and fans of Peter F. Hamilton will find everything they have come to expect from his work present in The Temporal Void. There are the high-tech civilizations, this is, after all, a space-opera, and the individuals they empower. There are insider schemes and outsiders desperately trying to figure out what's going on. There is also the author's seeming fascination with life after death, all of it wrapped up in a story that places as much emphasis on characters as it does gadgets and galaxy-threatening, life-changing events. Pertence a SérieVoid Trilogy (2) Pertence à Série da EditoraUrania - Millemondi [Mondadori] (55 2011 Primavera)
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HTML: Long ago, a human astrophysicist, Inigo, began dreaming scenes from the life of a remarkable human being named Edeard, who lived within the Void, a self-contained microuniverse at the heart of the galaxy. There, under the beneficent gaze of mysterious godlike entities, humans possessed uncanny psychic abilities, and Edeard's were the strongest of all. Equally strong was his determination to bring justice and freedom to a world terrorized by criminal violence and corruption. Inigo's inspirational dreams, shared by hundreds of millions throughout the galaxy-spanning gaiafield, gave birth to a religion---Living Dream. But when the appearance of a Second Dreamer seemed to trigger the expansion of the Void---an expansion that is devouring everything in its path---the Intersolar Commonwealth was thrown into turmoil. With the adherents of Living Dream determined to set forth on a dangerous pilgrimage into the Void, interstellar war threatens to erupt. With time running out, the fate of humanity hinges on a handful of people. There is Araminta, only now awakening to the unwelcome fact that she is the mysterious Second Dreamer---and to the dire responsibilities that go with it; Inigo, whose private dreams hint at a darker truth behind Edeard's legendary life; Paula Myo, the ruthless field operative of the Commonwealth, whose search for Araminta and Inigo is about to yield a most unpleasant surprise; and Justine, whose desperate gamble places her within the Void, where the godlike Skylords hold the power to save the universe...or destroy it. .Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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I will finish the trilogy, but I can't help think that my time would have been better spent on other books. ( )