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[johnridley]

The 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.

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[johnridley.livejournal.com]

OK, I've got them all loaded up, I guess I'll start with Commonwealth, then take a break. I may hold off on Temporal Void until book 3 comes out later this year, since I've already taken a break from the series.