rosekk 's review for:

Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton

4.0

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I enjoyed this much more than I expected. I can't remember when or why I picked this up, and for ages it's been sitting on my shelf with me telling myself I should really get round to reading it, then not reading it because the danger of a 1000 page + space-based sci-fi if being boring and dry seemed to high. I am glad to report that my far was utterly misplaced. The story never wasted time on the kind of pseudo science drivel that drives me mad in these things - it told a story, and used just enough science-sounding words to sound plausible if you know very little about physics - just how I like it! The characters were interesting and diverse. I don't mean diverse in a race/gender sort of way - a vast majority of the characters were white men and women who sit a little bit to close to certain stereo types, but diverse in the sense of having wildly different motivations and character traits. The world building was impressive, and the way politics and culture develops in tandem with the imagined technological advancements is interesting. I will set about acquiring the next book.