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Summary: Some of the best stuff around
Review: I'll have to echo a comment that I made when I read the last book and that's read these books as close together as you can, there's so much stuff to remember that even a week break like I had can make you "huh?" at certain points when people refer to things that you only have a vague memory of occuring (heck Laton is mentioned so many times that I wanted to stop and read the first two books so I can remember exactly what that was all about) . . . but that says more about my faulty memory then anything Hamilton is doing wrong. This is a BIG series, probably the biggest and most ambitious SF series of the decade and it demands you entire attention. You don't read this book (or any of the books) so much as consume them in great galloping blocks of pages, the urge for "just one more chapter" is still very strong and over a thousand pages into the series that can only be good. The quality doesn't let up from the first book, I couldn't tell much of a difference, but this one is a tad more satisifying because it completes a major plot line that started in the first book (three guesses what that is) while throwing up hints and more sub-plots that make you want to go out and devour the last book right away. The conflict between the dead and the living heat up and Hamilton starts to get further into what happens when everyone figures out that they're fighting something that they will eventually become, as well as the larger question of: if the Beyond is all we have to look forward to, what's the point of anything? The ways he shows people dealing with that rings very true. Most of the other stuff involves trying to find Mzu and her Alchemist before the dead get her and it . . . and it's definitely a tense race. Hamilton is a master at stringing the reader along from plot to plot, leaving little explosions of suspense and intrigue to keep you hungry for the next development. All in all, a great ending to the second proper book in the series and if he manages to wrap all of this up neatly (I've no idea how he's going to but it's sure going to be fun finding out) he'll probably find this ranked as one of the greatest SF series of all time. Great characterization, dazzling plotting, and daring ideas, this is what SF is supposed to be about, last I checked.
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Summary: ummmmmmm...
Review: when i bought the book it was 1 book as was the reality dysfunction i am mildly confused to see it has split nonetheless they are all good books and well worth reading.
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Summary: The fourth book makes up for the lousy third book (sigh) :)
Review: I dont know whether these books were published initially as one (i.e., The Reality Disfunction in one book, The Neutronium Alchemist in another), but the series might make a little more sense if they were._Conflict_ is the sequel to _Consolidation_, and more than makes up for the shoddy writing in the latter. _Conflict_ truly begins to flesh out for the reader what the crux of this series is about: How do you win a war against the dead? You can't simply kill 'em... Swirling around Hamilton's lush universe are myriad sub-plots, love stories, epic space battles, likeable heroes, and detestable villains. Hamilton comes up with some really neat inventions in this book. The actual mechanism and description of just what this "Neutronium Alchemist" is might disappoint you (hence the 4 star rating), and some of the calculational errors he makes (present in all of the first four books) might bother you -- they bothered me (hey Peter, 300 meters per second is not "subsonic"). But let me tell you, this book actually creates and finishes one of the major plotlines in this story while leaving you HUNGRY for more. I told my girlfriend I'd put these books down for a little while after I finished this one. That was before I had read the last 50 pages. Clearly I will have to do a little grovelling here, as I've got another 960 pages left to go in _The Naked God_. Beware. They're addictive!
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Summary: no complaints from me
Review: The pace just keeps chugging along nicely. Hamilton picks up the ball and keeps running on from 'the reality dysfunction'. I seem to have got the combined 1273page 'burglarstopper' edition which really makes it hard going as it's difficult at times to put the book down. The Naked God was much the same regarding size @1167 pages. And that was published in a trade paperback. Talk about wrist strain. But it was well worth it. Although I do recommend reading 'A Second Chance at Eden' before continuing with the trilogy - I wish that's how I timed it. 'A Second Chance at Eden' really puts you in the picture regarding the night's dawn universe and could only greaten your appreciation of the trilogy.
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Summary: Night's Dawn Trilogy:the best after Asimov's Foundation
Review: Good old Isaac would have been thrilled by this cathedral of imagination:galaxy-spanning cultures,strange aliens challenging human conception of self,arcologies that call to mind the fabled Caves of Steel,a weird answer to the metaphisical story "The Last Answer",high technology,and a superb plot on a theme that,as Dante would say,makes your veins and wrists shiver.And Peter F. Hamilton not only dares treat the Afterlife theme,but does it in an original and profound way.The richness of this trilogy,the imagery,all is absolutely superb.Who could ever forget Joshua,Louise,Ione,Syrinx and the dreadful Quinn Dexter,to name only a few of the marvelous persona in this trilogy?
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Summary: unput-downable
Review: I am not much of a sci-fi fan (Douglas Adams ruined Sci-Fi for me as Pratchett did to fantasy), but you must read this series. WARNING. It will ruin your social life! Great work
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Summary: AARGH!!!! I have to wait for the last part?!?!?!
Review: I switch my light on at 5.30am so I can finish reading the last part of the series, or so I thought.. I finish the page where they discover a certain habitat has disappeared and, and....there are no more pages!!!!! I missed the part at the start of the book explaining that the last part of the series will be published in 1999!!! Oh cruel fate!! Wonder how quickly I can get the next part.....
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Summary: Excellent Reading - Currently Reading - The Naked God
Review: Not only have the previous two novels been outstanding in terms of character depth and believable sci-fi themes and events, but Peter F. Hamilton has managed to go two steps further with his third and final chapter in this trilogy. If you thought there were some strange and new concepts in his previous two novels, you will certainly be amazed at what is at offer in his final book. The Naked God has certainly left me with the impression that another sci-fi book even half as interesting as this trilogy will be hard to find.
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Summary: A Literary Feat of Epic Proportions
Review: I have just finished this book (currently the last in the 4 book series, though keep your eye out for the next installment, "The Naked God," January 2000 - I know I will!!) and all I can say is WOW! Hamilton has painted a vast and compelling portrait of an incredible universe under siege from the returning dead. A suprising blend of 'Sci-Fi Tech' and 'Space Opera' that does NOT disappont! BEWARE - if you are buying one of the books in this series, save yourself the time and trouble and buy them ALL now - you WILL be needing them!
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Summary: Exiting, Horrifying, Deep, Astonishing
Review: This is the most diverse story i've ever read,it combines the best of british SF and horror and underpins it all with some of the greatest and most astonishing concepts you'll ever see. Hamilton is up there with Clarke and Banks READ THIS NOW !!!!!
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