Rating: 
Summary: It was worth the weight & the wait
Review: I have just finished reading TNG. I am left with a great sense of completion, but not the emotional high I left with when I finished reading the Hyperion Cantos. To remind myself of the details of the epic story (and to make sure I got the plot!) I re-read the first two books. I found this set me up well for TNG. Hamilton writing is just phenomena; he has constructed a universe and characters of immense complexity and depth in a multiple plotted story that I was amazed how he managed to keep track of. Published as an 1161 page hard book in the UK it no small feat to carry it around but I had to. TNG was very compelling I wanted to now what happened to Joshua, Louise and the host of other characters, not to mention the Confederation. Perhaps the ending was not as emotional rewarding at it was on intellectual level, but I would be had pushed to find an author could do better, especially given the subject matter. I always thought Hamilton was brave to take the Nightfall story where he did and I for one am looking to the next book he writes. Looking at the three books overall the Nightfall Trilogy is excellent, if not heavy read, but worth the weight on many levels.
Rating: 
Summary: So good I hope they don't try to make a movie
Review: The end of this trilogy is one awesome piece of literature. Hamilton has managed to recapture the feeling of awe and adventure that initially drew me to the science fiction genre. His characters definitely contemplate how the events of the story could forever change how we view our place in the cosmos. Something that I find most SCI-Fi of a visionary nature today doesn't even try to attempt. He has developed a glimpse of a future that is familar and alien at the same time. Hamilton has managed to create a world where even the mundane is extraordinary. His level of detail in describing the characters and their surroundings is amazing. I have never seen an author able to nurture so many characters and plotlines while managing to seamlessly dovetail them together. If they try to make a movie of this series, it will probably come nowhere fully encompassing his vision. I was thoroughly impressed.
Rating:
Summary: The Naked God
Review: Well it seems the ending of The Naked God was none too popular with the majority of reviewers so far. I'm tempted to agree with everyone who enjoyed the series as a whole but found themselves disappointed by the ending. But I think that is a bit harsh. Peter Hamilton has written a fantastic story with countless people, places, and story lines. For that alone we should all give him four stars. No one in this list of reviewers could write such a story. As for ending.......well essentially the plot that bound the whole story together was the possessed. Any author that sets a story around what awaits us after death is setting himself up for problems. The reader wants the book to finish with a full, exciting, logical and satisfactory explanation of what lies beyond death, what the natural of reality is, what's all about, etc. The only person who can write that kind of book (should he exist) is God. Naked or not. Peter's only human and a good novelist. He desires four stars at least.
Rating: 
Summary: Disappointing end to a great series
Review: Given the quality of the other two books in the series I suppose it was difficult for Peter Hamilton to complete the story in a manner satisfactory to all his readers, however, despite my low expectations (all my friends had already told me that the ending was poor), I was still disappointed. If you've read the other two books, you probably have no alternative but to continue, however I guarantee that you will hate the conclusion to the trilogy.
Rating:
Summary: Not a Deus ex Machina,but a Machine from the Gods
Review: Give me a break !A perfect trilogy like Night's Dawn,whit superb charachters,ambient,description of different cultures,dismissed for an alleged "deus ex machina " solution ! Well,'snot so,my frieds. An ancient,godlike civilization let this machine for humans to find...and it took a great effort! And the ending was anticipated and prepared.Sorry for the lovers of the apocalyptic/nihilistic/catastrophic sci-fi,but this is superb,sophisticated,strong scientific intellectual happy-ending science fiction .Yes,it's real !
Rating:
Summary: WHEW! Way Long And Almost Worth It. Still tasty.
Review: Peter Hamilton brings his saga of the possessed to a successful and often gripping climax. At 992 pages and with a galaxy worth of characters and story lines to follow. it takes some stamina though as well as frequent referral to the cast of characters at the start. This is one of the better examples of Space Opera in recent years, and will appeal to people who love epic world building and galaxy wide battles. And even though there are so many storylines, each one is distinct and integral to the enjoyment of the story. Stuff actually HAPPENS in these pages (unlike Path Of Daggers for example). Ok..it is too long. And the ending is a little pat and perhaps ultimately unsatisfying. And the general level of character building is less impressive than we are used to in Mr. Hamilton's other series. Still it is enjoyable storytelling on a massive level rarely practiced today.
Rating:
Summary: Great series with a mediocre ending
Review: I hate to rate a 4 on the last book of the Night's Dawn but the ending was just to easy and all encompassing. I really hate the omnipotent hero syndrome that has affected other good authors (The Rise of Endymion is an excellent example) and wish Peter had never chosen that path to end the series. Nevertheless, it is still a great book and the best space opera I've read yet.
Rating:
Summary: Deus Ex Machina
Review: I've read the other reviews and they're true. (1) It's a hefty book (2) It doesn't stand alone. I've read the previous books in the series over the past two years and I had to stop and think during a scene change "Is this a new character or from a previous book?". (3) Once you've read the first book, you're commited. (4) Yes, this series ranks right up there with Herbert's Dune and Asimov's Robot series.
Rating:
Summary: I want more
Review: Nothing I could say would do the series justice. I mean, not being able to put down a thousand page book is just not good for your health! To me, TNG was just as spell-binding as the rest of the series and left me wanting still more. My ONLY criticism has already been voiced by others: I think Mr. Hamilton should have taken another fifty to one hundred pages to flesh out the ending...but that may just be my disappointment at having come to the end of a brilliant series.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent
Review: I started reading The Reality Dysfunction exactly two years ago. It has since been the most exciting voyage in Hamilton's future world. I strongly recommend the trilogy to anyone who likes a really good story combined with great characters in a fantastic, detailed world. This book has the most spectacular ending and it has been worth while waiting those two years...
| 
