Jul. 4th, 2010
Audiobook finished
Jul. 4th, 2010 10:58 pmThe Dreaming Void by Peter F Hamilton
This was a little difficult (OK, a LOT difficult) to get started on - for the first chapter, I had almost no idea what the hell he was talking about. The novel is set in a future where humanity is merging with each other and with technology along several parallel paths and there are some quasi-religions, post-physical societies, etc. So there's a lot of world building to do, and he's opted to do it via full immersion. It's not too bad really, I almost gave up in the first chapter but it didn't take too long to settle down.
In the end it's a pretty decent story. However, the book is not a complete story, it's clearly meant to be read with the next book in the series.
This was a little difficult (OK, a LOT difficult) to get started on - for the first chapter, I had almost no idea what the hell he was talking about. The novel is set in a future where humanity is merging with each other and with technology along several parallel paths and there are some quasi-religions, post-physical societies, etc. So there's a lot of world building to do, and he's opted to do it via full immersion. It's not too bad really, I almost gave up in the first chapter but it didn't take too long to settle down.
In the end it's a pretty decent story. However, the book is not a complete story, it's clearly meant to be read with the next book in the series.