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A review by jmoses
The Abyss Beyond Dreams by Peter F. Hamilton
4.0
This was a nice jump back into the Void setting. It's not really about the Commonwealth though. If you liked the Commonwealth books, but weren't that into the Void series, probably give this one a pass. It's good, solid Hamilton, but it's not "omg Commonwealth yay".
I really enjoyed it, however. We get to see more of "fun time Nigel" in this one, instead of "srs bsns Nigel", which was fun, and the world/setting was interesting too. I thought that the was a bit heavy handed though. I mean, I get why it was a plot device (and it makes sense in the story) but I just didn't really enjoy it. It was drawn out and complicated and just...not very interesting at times. Especially toward the end it was super predictable, which isn't something I usually complain about with Hamilton.
Apart from that, I don't have any complaints. Oh, other than "what the shit" at the end, since I didn't really get this was the first in a new series when I started it. It's pretty damn clear at the end, though. :/
I really enjoyed it, however. We get to see more of "fun time Nigel" in this one, instead of "srs bsns Nigel", which was fun, and the world/setting was interesting too. I thought that the
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communism/Leninism overthrowing/revolution thingApart from that, I don't have any complaints. Oh, other than "what the shit" at the end, since I didn't really get this was the first in a new series when I started it. It's pretty damn clear at the end, though. :/