Steve
This was short and fun, but an awful lot of hand-waving was involved. I am curious exactly what proportion of the work is Hamilton's and which is Powell's, since this felt a little under-powered for a Peter F. Hamilton novel (although, to be honest, I've only read his longer works, so maybe this is typical).
This was short and fun, but an awful lot of hand-waving was involved. I am curious exactly what proportion of the work is Hamilton's and which is Powell's, since this felt a little under-powered for a Peter F. Hamilton novel (although, to be honest, I've only read his longer works, so maybe this is typical).
After such a long wait for this time be published, you might be concerned that it is not going to live up to expectations. Well, I can reassure you: this is excellent. As good, if not better than Shades of Grey. While the first book sets up the initially baffljng world, this expands the world and answers many of the questions. I am now very much looking forward to the conclusion of the trilogy, although hopefully we won’t have to wait another 14 years for it (having said that, if it is as good as this one, I’d be happy to wait).
After such a long wait for this time be published, you might be concerned that it is not going to live up to expectations. Well, I can reassure you: this is excellent. As good, if not better than Shades of Grey. While the first book sets up the initially baffljng world, this expands the world and answers many of the questions. I am now very much looking forward to the conclusion of the trilogy, although hopefully we won’t have to wait another 14 years for it (having said that, if it is as good as this one, I’d be happy to wait).
I'm not sure whether to rate this 4 starts or 5 stars. On the one hand, the world-building is amazing and actually feels like the book was written in the 19th Century. On the other hand, the book assumes a virtually expert-level knowledge of 19th Century sailing terminology. How you get on with the book will largely depend on how willing you are to set aside the dictionary and just go with the flow.
In any event, the book is very well written and is genuinely thrilling at times (in fact, one of the battles manages to be thrilling even though witnessed from a distance). I'm very much looking forward to the next in the series...
I'm not sure whether to rate this 4 starts or 5 stars. On the one hand, the world-building is amazing and actually feels like the book was written in the 19th Century. On the other hand, the book assumes a virtually expert-level knowledge of 19th Century sailing terminology. How you get on with the book will largely depend on how willing you are to set aside the dictionary and just go with the flow.
In any event, the book is very well written and is genuinely thrilling at times (in fact, one of the battles manages to be thrilling even though witnessed from a distance). I'm very much looking forward to the next in the series...
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