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false <![CDATA[The Dreaming Void (Void Trilogy, Book 1)]]> 866136 12 Reviewers exhaust superlatives when it comes to the science fiction of Peter F. Hamilton. His complex and engaging novels, which span thousands of years–and light-years–are as intellectually stimulating as they are emotionally fulfilling. Now, with The Dreaming Void, the eagerly awaited first volume in a new trilogy set in the same far-future as his acclaimed Commonwealth saga, Hamilton has created his most ambitious and gripping space epic yet. The year is 3589, fifteen hundred years after Commonwealth forces barely staved off human extinction in a war against the alien Prime. Now an even greater danger has surfaced: a threat to the existence of the universe itself. At the very heart of the galaxy is the Void, a self-contained microuniverse that cannot be breached, cannot be destroyed, and cannot be stopped as it steadily expands in all directions, consuming everything in its path: planets, stars, civilizations. The Void has existed for untold millions of years. Even the oldest and most technologically advanced of the galaxy’s sentient races, the Raiel, do not know its origin, its makers, or its purpose. But then Inigo, an astrophysicist studying the Void, begins dreaming of human beings who live within it. Inigo’s dreams reveal a world in which thoughts become actions and dreams become reality. Inside the Void, Inigo sees paradise. Thanks to the gaiafield, a neural entanglement wired into most humans, Inigo’s dreams are shared by hundreds of millions–and a religion, the Living Dream, is born, with Inigo as its prophet. But then he vanishes. Suddenly there is a new wave of dreams. Dreams broadcast by an unknown Second Dreamer serve as the inspiration for a massive Pilgrimage into the Void. But there is a chance that by attempting to enter the Void, the pilgrims will trigger a catastrophic expansion, an accelerated devourment phase that will swallow up thousands of worlds. And thus begins a desperate race to find Inigo and the mysterious Second Dreamer. Some seek to prevent the Pilgrimage; others to speed its progress–while within the Void, a supreme entity has turned its gaze, for the first time, outward. . . . 851537 25 3 2007 The Dreaming Void (Void Trilogy, Book 1) total:416|5:126|4:188|3:83|2:15|1:4| 416 1665 660 54 0 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Feb 27 15:26:35 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 15:26:35 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 05 12:20:08 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 12:29:55 -0800 2008
I read this one shortly after completing "Judas Unchained." It is set in the Commonwealth about 1,200 years after...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 01 16:53:39 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 16:54:20 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 23:20:47 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 23:37:47 -0700 2009
It's that people in this fantastic world where they live for centuries and have a...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 13:00:12 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 07:44:21 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 07:15:13 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 07:20:11 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 07:45:44 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 18:25:35 -0700 2009
There is a decent amount of action in the book, all of it fairly dense with sci-fi gadgetry. Humanity is edging towards postphysicality, but is still reco...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 19:08:02 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 19:13:50 -0700 2009
A large chunk of this book is setup. It's the first of a trilogy and we spend a lot of time getting to ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 21 21:16:17 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 21:21:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 12:28:21 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 12:30:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 03 11:11:03 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 10:08:54 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 03:59:39 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 04:07:09 -0700 2008
Another dud sequel. Here's what I blogged about it:

"I've just read "The Dreaming Void" by Peter Hamilton. It's a continuation of the scenario used ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 16 16:08:32 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 09:51:21 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 16:08:32 -0700 2008
Backing up a moment, if you are a fan of titanic space opera, inv...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 11:52:27 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 11:55:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 19 13:34:30 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 20:34:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 08:02:51 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 28 10:04:31 -0700 2008
Up until now, Peter F. Hamilton’s books generally seemed to advertise themselves as nice, solid hard sci-fi, especially the recent two-book “Commonweal...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 29 16:47:09 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 06 21:26:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 13:43:37 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 08:40:09 -0700 2009 There is tons (too many) of new ideas and thought provoking concepts on the possible life forms and such that you can hardly wrap your ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 16 05:12:09 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 05:16:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 20:48:23 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 21:04:18 -0700 2008
Mr. Hamilton writes space operas that span mille...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=866136