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zkendall 's review for:
Pandora's Star
by Peter F. Hamilton
This was so well crafted.
It is a slow build but still really engaging and interesting sci-fi concepts. Many scenes including the prologue end with “oh damn” moments.
I really like how his writing style balances exposition and plot/dialogue.
I like how there’s only 2 books in the series instead of milking it for many more.
I think the characters could be a bit juicier--like there are no beloved characters, just good characters, but they do okay.
This deserves the same attention that other blockbusters of the genre like Hyperion and The Expanse get.
It really is a big slow burn though. I would compare it to something like Game of Thrones in terms of pacing and epic scope--except this series is actually only 2 books and finished :). And these 2 books go together pretty tightly (think Lord of the Rings) where there isn't a particular ending between the books so much as an intermissions with the real plot going on just a strong between the two. So be prepared for that.
It is a slow build but still really engaging and interesting sci-fi concepts. Many scenes including the prologue end with “oh damn” moments.
I really like how his writing style balances exposition and plot/dialogue.
I like how there’s only 2 books in the series instead of milking it for many more.
I think the characters could be a bit juicier--like there are no beloved characters, just good characters, but they do okay.
This deserves the same attention that other blockbusters of the genre like Hyperion and The Expanse get.
It really is a big slow burn though. I would compare it to something like Game of Thrones in terms of pacing and epic scope--except this series is actually only 2 books and finished :). And these 2 books go together pretty tightly (think Lord of the Rings) where there isn't a particular ending between the books so much as an intermissions with the real plot going on just a strong between the two. So be prepared for that.