Some of the characters from that series are still around, due to the virtual immortality provided by future medicine, but knowing the previous books is not required, though it will make some of the story more interesting. This book takes place 1500 years after his last two-book series (Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained). Like all of his books, this one has a cast of many characters, frequent shifts in perspective between at least 8(!) storylines that initially seem unrelated, some great action sequences, lots of interesting speculation about far future technologies, and an occasional need for an editor.
What Edeard doesn't realize is just how far his message of hope is reaching.įor my money, Peter Hamilton is the best writer of space operas working today. He is determined that his fellow citizens should know hope again. A junior constable in Makkathran, he starts to challenge the corruption and decay that have poisoned the city. Meanwhile, inside the Void, a youth called Edeard is coming to terms with his unusually strong telepathic powers. He's not sure how to do that, but whoever he works for has provided some pretty formidable weaponry that ought to help. All he does know is that his job is to find the missing messiah and stop the pilgrimage. He doesn't know who he used to be or what he is. When he mysteriously disappears, Inigo's followers decide to embark on a pilgrimage into the Void to live the life of their messiah's dreams - a pilgrimage that the Raiel claim will trigger a catastrophic expansion of the Void.Īaron is a man whose only memory is his own name. Inigo dreams of the sweet life within the Void and shares his visions with billions of avid believers. Watched over by its ancient enemies, the Raiel, the Void's expansion is barely contained. In order to function, it is gradually consuming the mass of the galaxy.
For Commonwealth citizens, even death has been overcome.Īt the center of the galaxy is the Void, a strange, artificial universe created by aliens billions of years ago, shrouded by an event horizon more deadly than any natural black hole. A powerful navy protects it from any hostile species that may lurk among the stars. It is a culture of rich diversity with a place for everyone. The Intersolar Commonwealth has spread through the galaxy to over a thousand star systems.
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