The Reality Dysfunction: Night's Dawn Trilogy, Book 1
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (984 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01DFP03KI |
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| Number of Pages | : | 587 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Epic Science Fiction. Not Pulp Fiction Jeff It has been over a year since I finished Night's Dawn and I still feel I lack the words to do it justice. Peter does not simply write a story. He creates for us a universe that is founded in the practical application of existing scientific theory. He then populates that universe with real people with all of their complexities, motivations and warts. Even minor characters are given sufficient depth that we care what happens to them; and bad things do happen. And in this backdrop we wrestle with conc. "Just not for me. I tried" according to Tim C.. I feel like Hamilton had the right intentions for creating an epic space-opera but just missed the mark. After reading all the critical acclaim for the book and seeing it most of the Top 25 sci-fi book lists I gave it a shot. The book starts off well but by about the 50% mark I started to wonder why I was still reading the book. I decided to carry on and slog through the rest but got about 80% of the way through the book before I just couldn't take it anymore and wondered what else I could be readi. An immense page turner with many provocative "future" ideas B. Bridges I agree it started slowly but when you're building a rather massive story idea, the foundation just has to take time. At first I was in 'ok, what happens to X?' mode and resented the detail. As I read more, I started forcing myself to relax and enjoy the detail. You realize each character is giving you a different perception of central idea. The author really wants you to get the feel of each situation. Characters are revealed like peeling an onion - you get deeper each time they reappear. The fund
But now something has gone catastrophically wrong. It is the nightmare that has prowled beside us since the beginning of history.. Hundreds of colonized planets scattered across the galaxy host a multitude of prosperous and wildly diverse cultures. A true golden age is within our grasp. An extinct race that inhabited the galaxy aeons ago called it the Reality Dysfunction. On a primitive colony planet, a renegade criminal's chance encounter with an utterly alien entity unleashes the most primal of all our fears. Genetic engineering has pushed evolution far beyond nature's boundaries, defeating disease and producing extraordinary spaceborn creatures. In AD 2600, the human race is finally beginning to realize its full potential. Huge fleets of sentient trader starships thrive on the wealth created by the industrialization of entire star systems, and throughout inhabited space the Confederation Navy keeps the peace