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Summary: Great series & great ending
Review: Hamilton's series undoubtedly ranks as one of the classics of SF, but know what you're getting into. The enormous 3000+ pages of text tell a wonderful story that follows a huge number of different plot lines, so if you're not the sort who's patient about such things, you'll be completely frustrated. If you give it a shot, though, you'll find one of the most engrossing and rewarding tales to come along in years....
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Summary: SF at its best
Review: Mankind's reign appears to be through when a tear between humanity's plane and the afterlife occurs. Seeing an opportunity, many souls rush across the hole to steal the bodies of living beings. None of the dead wants to linger in the nothingness that allowed them to see the active physical universe with nothing else in their dreadful hell. Several planets are yanked into the void of the dead in an attempt to bring some physical life to the environs. However, many of the dead refuses to return to hell. Al Capone and his Mafia grow stronger and the Quinn Dexter cult continues their march towards the end of humanity. On the other hand, the Liberation Army exorcises the dead souls from their host. Mankind's last hope resides in persuading a remote God to give up its eternal sleeping and intercede on their behalf. THE NAKED GOD is an incredible accomplishment that shows how thought provoking yet entertaining science fiction could be. The epic stimulating story line centers on an apocalyptic future in which humanity appears on the brink of being annihilated by its own dead. Though unable to figure out how the extraordinary Peter F. Hamilton kept track of everyone, the myriad of characters are all fully developed so that readers understand their motives. Not for readers who want a quick action-packed thriller, this novel and the previous two tales (see THE REALITY DYSFUNCTION and THE NEUTRONIUM ALCHEMIST) make up some of the best fiction to occur in many years.
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Summary: Great series ... wish the author had known how to end it
Review: Hamilton's epic is destined to be recorded as one of SciFi's legendary achievements -- it will no doubt be mentioned with Asimov's Foundation series or Herbert's Dune books. Anyone who has read the first 2,000 pages of Hamilton's series must, of course, read The Naked God. Those of us who have made it this far have no choice. Unfortunately, Hamilton created such an impressive epic that he had no idea how to end it. Three thousand pages ... followed by a ten-page deus ex machina conclusion? Perhaps Josh Calvert could simply have woken up and realized it was all a dream.
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Summary: Like slogging through ankle-deep mud.
Review: After 4 books, this 992 page behemoth had me wanting to shout "Get on with it!" after the first few hundred pages. I was really looking forward to the conclusion of the series, which consists of one of the most entertaining and detailed universes in SF history. But the finale goes on and on and on, and the ending! Deus ex machina, click the ruby slippers, Joshua, and all will be well and you'll be back in Kansas. After 2000+ pages, I felt cheated.
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Summary: The Living End
Review: I give TNG five stars because I haven't read a better series in a long time. I've described the trilogy to friends as "Star Wars meets the Exorcist on a scale of War and Peace". I was slightly disappointed with the ending, I felt there wasn't quite enough wind up or perhaps wind down after the pace of the climax. The climax and end itself didn't feel contrived, it was unexpected, but it did flow with the rest of the story. There was also the inevitable disappointment of coming to the end of the story. Wanting so much to get to the end and realising that once you get there there is no more story. I was addicted, almost suffering withdrawal symptoms waiting for this last fix. Now what will I do?
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Summary: I Just Have to Give it 5
Review: I might be a little generouse in giving TNG 5 stars, but based on the past two books, I think I can give Hamilton a little slack. The series as a whole was jaw-dropping. I have no other way of describing it. I felt that TNG did get a little tedious at places, and the end was rushed. I felt that Hamilton could have used at least 100 pages just wrap it all up, instead of the 20 or so he used. His world-building was on a scale that I can only compare to Dune or The Hyperion Cantos. I was the perfect merging of space opera, nano-tech, VR, horror, fantasy, and 20 othere genres I can't even name. To be blunt, this series had it all, and TNG was a satisfying end to it all.
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Summary: A disapointing conclusion to a terrific trilogy
Review: Except for the last 100 pages, this book is almost a perfect conclusion to the trilogy. It has everything the other volumes have, and, in some ways, even more because the events take the reader to areas in this world we have not gone before, and, most importantly, the characters are more fully developed as their adventures call upon them to use resources they have not used before and they did not know they had. But then suddenly the equivalent of a deus ex machina appears, and all is solved. Moreover, Joshua Cslvert, our hero, says that what is needed to face the challenge of the future and all the worlds and beings out there are new attitudes and a new religion. Yet everyone goes back to what they were before all these events happened. Possibly Hamilton is implying that there is no hope for humanity to change and grow to appoach, for example, the level of the Klints. But this is not indicated by the previous events in the novel and for what Hamilton seems to be preparing the readers. Basically,I cannot comprehend why the book ends as it does. Certainly, to quote another book, it is not "a new beginning."
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Summary: Alls well that ends well
Review: About 200 pages from the end of this unbelievably long book I was beginning to fear that it was a quartet not a trilogy as I couldn't possibly see how he could resolve all the subplots he had set running. I agree with an earlier reviewer that the ending is a bit weak but no one except Greg Bear ever seems able to find a satisfying ending to books wrought on just a vast scale. Aside from that the book is a real page turner and I found myself rooting for some of the characters in their seemingly hopeless situations in a way that simple SF constructs shouldn't be able to manage. Not quite as good as the first two in the series but well worth the investment in time and money. My one criticism would be the prevalence of decent honest people but perhaps I'm just too cynical and expect the worst. A bit too much Star Trek and not enough Gap Series in its level of darkness for my taste but having finished it today I feel uplifted and content so it has done the trick for me.
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Summary: Excellent. A satisfying end of the trilogy.
Review: In brief, i really enjoyed this book. I had finished the 2nd part last December and was really looking forward to the final installment. I just hoped that Hamilton would be able to keep the pace high. I was disappointed with the ending. The rest of the book, however, is very good. The way the different plot lines develop is very interesting, and the new developments keep you on the edge of your seat. I'm looking forward to any new material from mr. Hamilton.
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Summary: Very good conclusion to an epic space opera saga
Review: Hamilton is a good writer, nicely skilled at developing multiple characters and settings and yet keeping the acton at a nice pace. The ending is a bit trite and too tidy, but it is still a much enjoyed conclusion for the saga and leaves lots of room to further explore the interesting developments that place at the end of the book. A few loose ends left unresolved, but considering the number of puppets the author dangled on said strings, unavoidable. I definitely look forward to future offerings, this is a very good author.
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