Structured a bit like Hyperion with a group of
travellers heading towards a McGuffin and telling their stories along the way.
In Hyperion the connecting thread is the Shrike the travellers eventually
encounter, and that’s about all (as far as I can remember). I didn’t think I
would like this book because I’ve often found stories told within a story
irritating and irrelevant to the main plot. Page fillers. Here, however, there
are multiple connections between stories and the destination of these
characters. At no point in any of them did I think, oh get on with it, but then
they’re liberally sprinkled with boosted mercs, weird aliens, agents and double
agents, nasty weapons and advanced technology. The main advanced technology
here is that of the entangled portals used for transport around Earth and
beyond. Mr Hamilton obviously had some fun thinking about the implications of
that. Lots of interconnected, one might say entangled threads, steadily weaving
together towards a revelation, and a thoroughly enjoyable read I polished off
in a day and a half. There’s more to come too, and I’m looking forward to the
next books.
Recommended.
Recommended.
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Already finished reading it two evenings ago. Wonderful, enjoyable novel. I will certainly buy and read the two forthcoming books in the Salvation series. I did enjoy Hamilton's reference to you, Mr. Asher, as well as two other authors.
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Good to hear a positive recommendation, I was concerned about the structure of the book, having never read Hyperion
This just came in the post today, looking forward to it.
Neal you still nr.2 ...? ;)
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