Salvation
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"How far 'space opera' has come! The Old Masters of sci-fi would admire the scope and sweep of Salvation."--The Wall Street Journal
> Bursting with tension and big ideas, Peter F. Hamilton's Salvation is the first book of an all-new series that highlights the inventiveness of an author at the top of his game.
Praise for Salvation
"[A] vast, intricate sci-fi showstopper . . . The journey grips just as hard as the reveal."--Daily Mail (U.K.)
"Exciting, wildly imaginative and quite possibly Hamilton's best book to date."--SFX
"Dynamic, multifaceted characters, strong mind-expanding concepts, and impressive flair for language [make Salvation a] rare celestial event. . . . One of Britain's bestselling sci-fi authors has launched an addictive new book as the initial stage of what is sure to be an intriguing new series called the Salvation Sequence."--SyFyWire
"Peter Hamilton just keeps getting better and better with each book, more assured and more craftsmanly adroit, and more inventive. [Salvation is] a bravura performance from start to finish. . . . Hamilton is juggling chainsaws while simultaneously doing needlepoint over a shark tank. It's a virtuoso treat, and I for one can hardly wait for Salvation Lost."--Paul Di Filippo, Locus
"Peter F. Hamilton is known as one of the world's greatest sci-fi writers for a reason. . . . Salvation is well worth the effort and a great introduction to some good old-fashioned space opera."--Fantasy Book Review
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Не плохие идеи: телепорт. Прижимом для всего. Людей, машин и даже старых отходов, которые на границу солнечной планеты телепортируются. Заселение планет. Шлем корабль с порталом. Ждём пока долетит и перемещаем туда все что нужно! На земле практически не ездит транспорт. Дороги разобрали. Живешь в одном месте, работать можешь везде! У богатых Квартиры сделаны так, что комнаты находятся в разных места и при этом не тол ко Земли!!! И они так же легко туда порождают, как и обычные люди в их комроты проходя в дверном проеме. :)
All i was looking for was some decent fast food sci-fi and this still managed to massively disappoint. Hamilton gives us a universe that has: - infinite energy - infinite food - infinite (physical) ressources - instant (ftl) travel via portals to anywhere a portal has been placed Sounds like a proper utopia, right? Except that society is mostly a universal surveillance society ruled by corporate overlords and corrupt governments with zero rule of law. That could still be an interesting premise and kinda cyberpunk. The problem is that it all falls flat in the way it's presented and with how the story is structured. We get to read in excruciating detail about our protagonists and how they're willing to employ torture, kill, blackmail and threaten anyone that gets in the way of their goal, even if the goal is something as mundane as finding the boyfriend of a company ceo's daughter. Oh, and there's extra-legal 'rendition' too. Which everyone loves because it's so convenient. The cherry on top is that the YA future sections of the book call these guys the "saints". This all feels super tone-deaf to me and i didn't enjoy the backstories at all. If the hook sounds interesting to someone reading this story, but the going gets kinda rough, i'd recommend to just read the first and last two chapters of the book. Cuz the rest sucked.
Description
"How far 'space opera' has come! The Old Masters of sci-fi would admire the scope and sweep of Salvation."--The Wall Street Journal
> Bursting with tension and big ideas, Peter F. Hamilton's Salvation is the first book of an all-new series that highlights the inventiveness of an author at the top of his game.
Praise for Salvation
"[A] vast, intricate sci-fi showstopper . . . The journey grips just as hard as the reveal."--Daily Mail (U.K.)
"Exciting, wildly imaginative and quite possibly Hamilton's best book to date."--SFX
"Dynamic, multifaceted characters, strong mind-expanding concepts, and impressive flair for language [make Salvation a] rare celestial event. . . . One of Britain's bestselling sci-fi authors has launched an addictive new book as the initial stage of what is sure to be an intriguing new series called the Salvation Sequence."--SyFyWire
"Peter Hamilton just keeps getting better and better with each book, more assured and more craftsmanly adroit, and more inventive. [Salvation is] a bravura performance from start to finish. . . . Hamilton is juggling chainsaws while simultaneously doing needlepoint over a shark tank. It's a virtuoso treat, and I for one can hardly wait for Salvation Lost."--Paul Di Filippo, Locus
"Peter F. Hamilton is known as one of the world's greatest sci-fi writers for a reason. . . . Salvation is well worth the effort and a great introduction to some good old-fashioned space opera."--Fantasy Book Review
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Не плохие идеи: телепорт. Прижимом для всего. Людей, машин и даже старых отходов, которые на границу солнечной планеты телепортируются. Заселение планет. Шлем корабль с порталом. Ждём пока долетит и перемещаем туда все что нужно! На земле практически не ездит транспорт. Дороги разобрали. Живешь в одном месте, работать можешь везде! У богатых Квартиры сделаны так, что комнаты находятся в разных места и при этом не тол ко Земли!!! И они так же легко туда порождают, как и обычные люди в их комроты проходя в дверном проеме. :)
All i was looking for was some decent fast food sci-fi and this still managed to massively disappoint. Hamilton gives us a universe that has: - infinite energy - infinite food - infinite (physical) ressources - instant (ftl) travel via portals to anywhere a portal has been placed Sounds like a proper utopia, right? Except that society is mostly a universal surveillance society ruled by corporate overlords and corrupt governments with zero rule of law. That could still be an interesting premise and kinda cyberpunk. The problem is that it all falls flat in the way it's presented and with how the story is structured. We get to read in excruciating detail about our protagonists and how they're willing to employ torture, kill, blackmail and threaten anyone that gets in the way of their goal, even if the goal is something as mundane as finding the boyfriend of a company ceo's daughter. Oh, and there's extra-legal 'rendition' too. Which everyone loves because it's so convenient. The cherry on top is that the YA future sections of the book call these guys the "saints". This all feels super tone-deaf to me and i didn't enjoy the backstories at all. If the hook sounds interesting to someone reading this story, but the going gets kinda rough, i'd recommend to just read the first and last two chapters of the book. Cuz the rest sucked.