Light Chaser
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Summary
In Peter F。 Hamilton and Gareth L。 Powell's action-packed sci-fi adventure Light Chaser， a love powerful enough to transcend death can bring down an entire empire。
Amahle is a Light Chaser - one of a number of explorers， who travel the universe alone （except for their onboard AI）， trading trinkets for life stories。
But when she listens to the stories sent down through the ages she hears the same voice talking directly to her from different times and on different worlds。 She comes to understand that something terrible is happening， and only she is in a position to do anything about it。
And it will cost everything to put it right。
Amahle is a Light Chaser - one of a number of explorers， who travel the universe alone （except for their onboard AI）， trading trinkets for life stories。
But when she listens to the stories sent down through the ages she hears the same voice talking directly to her from different times and on different worlds。 She comes to understand that something terrible is happening， and only she is in a position to do anything about it。
And it will cost everything to put it right。
Reviews
Lillian
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I received an ARC of this book via the publisher。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of this review。This little novella had everything I enjoy about space operas in one tiny package。 Light Chaser by Peter F。 Hamilton & Gareth L。 Powell follows the story of Amahle， one of a number of explorers who travel the universe alone， visiting distant planets and collecting memory collars for the inhabitants of Glisten。 These collars record everything a person is thinking and experie I received an ARC of this book via the publisher。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of this review。This little novella had everything I enjoy about space operas in one tiny package。 Light Chaser by Peter F。 Hamilton & Gareth L。 Powell follows the story of Amahle， one of a number of explorers who travel the universe alone， visiting distant planets and collecting memory collars for the inhabitants of Glisten。 These collars record everything a person is thinking and experiencing while wearing them。 Because Amahle’s circuit has her visiting these planets once a millenia， several generations are stored on the collars and viewed by Amahle to pass her time on the ship while traveling。 When one name keeps recurring in the memories she watches， Amahle begins to question the people she works for and her long existence as a Light Chaser。 I really liked Amahle。 She’s lived for millenia， forgetting her older memories to make room for the new and current ones。 Somewhat content with her life aboard her ship with just the AI for comfort， Amahle still feels as if something is missing， if only she could remember what。 Her interactions with people from various planets play out through both the memory collars and her current stops。 The back and forth between present and memories can often be confusing， but rewarding if you persevere through it。 I was surprised at the amount of world-building the authors were able to pack into such a short novella。 It’s immersive， told entirely through Amahle and the memory collars。 The universe is fascinating， and Amahle’s job even more so。 I was curious to find out more about the people she worked for， how she was able to live such a long life， and the different planets colonized by humans。 The plot increased my curiosity with the introduction of Carloman。 He gives Amahle a number that to her makes no sense and continues to pop up on different worlds as different people。 Who is he and what does he want with Amahle？ These questions play out throughout the climax of the book， adding suspense and a touch of thrill to the story。Overall， I really enjoyed Light Chaser。 For such a short novella （clocks in at just under 170 pages）， the authors tell a lot of story。 Amahle and Carloman will stick with me for a while。 If you are looking for a quick sci-fi read， I highly recommend it。 Final Thought: Light Chaser packs a lot of story into a small package with a well thought-out universe and an interesting leading character sure to please any sci-fi fan。 。。。more
Hannah Vestal
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“You must not trust your AI。”With these words from a boy with a mysterious tattoo， Amahle’s world begins to crumble。 Her world is a stable one。 She spends her life traveling from planet to planet collecting memories from collars that the Chosen wear。 Her purpose never strays。 Her AI plots the path。 Takes care of her。 Keeps her safe。 That is， until she plays one particular memory。Don’t trust the artificial intelligence that has run her ship for untold millennia？ And who is this Carloman who seems “You must not trust your AI。”With these words from a boy with a mysterious tattoo， Amahle’s world begins to crumble。 Her world is a stable one。 She spends her life traveling from planet to planet collecting memories from collars that the Chosen wear。 Her purpose never strays。 Her AI plots the path。 Takes care of her。 Keeps her safe。 That is， until she plays one particular memory。Don’t trust the artificial intelligence that has run her ship for untold millennia？ And who is this Carloman who seems to know her？ How does he always know how to find her？ How far is she willing to go to find answers？Light Chaser， by Peter F。 Hamilton and Gareth L。 Powell， is a story of two long-lost lovers， separated by time and space。 I was immediately drawn into the mystery of Carloman， and the story that unfolds。 I was pleasantly surprised that with as fast of a read this novella was， it packed an emotional punch。 My only regret for this book was that it wasn’t longer！ Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read Light Chaser as an advanced copy， in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Iris Marsh
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Review coming！
Glennis
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This is a novella set in a far-flung space empire that growth on the various plants is fairly static with a range of preindustrial to space faring and yet they all know about space travel and are fine with it。 The Light Bringer stops by once every 1000 years on each planet to trade goods and gather memory collars that record every moment in someone’s life。 These collars are passed down in families and when it is time to collect them those families are rewarded handsomely。 If it is lost， then the This is a novella set in a far-flung space empire that growth on the various plants is fairly static with a range of preindustrial to space faring and yet they all know about space travel and are fine with it。 The Light Bringer stops by once every 1000 years on each planet to trade goods and gather memory collars that record every moment in someone’s life。 These collars are passed down in families and when it is time to collect them those families are rewarded handsomely。 If it is lost， then they go down in status。 Other people watch them on the higher tech worlds。 The Ai ships move in set patterns between these worlds gathering and distributing the collars。 Amahle has been doing this for thousands of years and she watches the memories to alleviate the boredom of the years between worlds while traveling at near light speeds。 And then she starts getting messages directed to her from various worlds。 Slowly she realizes that in all the memory editing she has done over the centuries she used to have a family before her modified DNA allowed her to leave Earth and travel the stars after the death of her family。 The messages are convincing her to help someone she knew in the past to overthrow the aliens that are working with the AI ships to keep humans stagnate on each of their worlds。 The story is told ending first and then how it all started so the first chapter is a bit jarring。 I really enjoyed the book and wonder if there will be more in this setting。 Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss 。。。more
Laura （crofteereader）
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was one of those books where there were a lot of cool and interesting details but absolutely nothing of substance。 Our MC is boilerplate whose entire personality is pretending to be a God to spy on people from myriad worlds that all repeat the same life cycle over and over again ad infinitum。 There's some nebulous alien power from the future that is passively forcing humanity to stagnate for what is essentially。。。 Get this。。。 REALITY TELEVISION。The passage of time in the book made zero sens This was one of those books where there were a lot of cool and interesting details but absolutely nothing of substance。 Our MC is boilerplate whose entire personality is pretending to be a God to spy on people from myriad worlds that all repeat the same life cycle over and over again ad infinitum。 There's some nebulous alien power from the future that is passively forcing humanity to stagnate for what is essentially。。。 Get this。。。 REALITY TELEVISION。The passage of time in the book made zero sense。 Yes， space travel took a reasonable amount of time， but our plot depends on our MC consuming thousands of years of memories in maybe a decade to find secret clues。 Can she fast forward？ Like， there's not even an attempt to explain how she does it。It was also super binary / heteronormative。 Like， homegirl goes on a circuit of hundreds of planets in thousand-year cycles - literally sleeping her way around the occupied system - but there's no mention of her or anyone else being queer and the only pronouns we get are he and she （and it for the AIs）。I guess it was entertaining？ But there were assumptions made with no explanation and no real fight， she's the only one who can save humanity （from being repetitive？？） but suddenly there's an army of the initiated to cheer her on at the end？ Not to mention the scattered flashbacks that aren't demarcated in any way， just dropped in the middle of things and then dropped right back out again so it would take a while to orient yourself in the timeline。TL;DR: I read it so you don't have to。{Thank you Tor。com for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review; all thoughts are my own} 。。。more
Laura
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There is a lot of story packed into this novella。 Amahle is an explorer through time and space who discovers messages from the same individual through the centuries warning about something terrible happening。 Together they try to figure out how to prevent it and to connect with each other in the same time and place。
Liz （Quirky Cat）
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tLight Chaser is a new speculative science fiction novella written by Peter F。 Hamilton and Gareth L。 Powell。 It's perfect for readers that love expansive space operas。tAmahle is what is known as a Light Chaser。 She's an explorer， traveling across the universe all by herself。 Okay， she isn't entirely alone。 She has an AI to run the ship， and she comes across hundreds of humans each year， learning their stories as she goes。tEvery place Amahle stops， she leaves behind devices that will capture the tLight Chaser is a new speculative science fiction novella written by Peter F。 Hamilton and Gareth L。 Powell。 It's perfect for readers that love expansive space operas。tAmahle is what is known as a Light Chaser。 She's an explorer， traveling across the universe all by herself。 Okay， she isn't entirely alone。 She has an AI to run the ship， and she comes across hundreds of humans each year， learning their stories as she goes。tEvery place Amahle stops， she leaves behind devices that will capture the voices and stories of those she leaves behind。 Later， she'll come back to collect and listen to those stories。 Only， she's starting to notice a pattern as she does so。 The same voice keeps reaching out through the eons。t"I think I'm finally scared。"tIt doesn't matter what your definition is， Light Chaser is by and far one of the most out there science fiction novels available。 Both literally and figuratively。 The writers strive to push the human mind and imagery to a whole new level。tThis was a fascinating science fiction novella， one that had an interesting story to tell。 I admit that I struggled to get into the narrative at first， mostly because the first chapter is so jarring， especially in comparison to the rest of the story。tMy one complaint with this novel is that I felt a lack of attachment to Amahle。 Maybe that's simply because of the way the novella started？ But honestly， I think it was more than that。 Her character was designed to be set away from humanity， and she reads as such for good or for ill。tThanks to Tor。com and #NetGalley for making this book available for review。 All opinions expressed are my own。 Check out more reviews at Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks 。。。more
Melissa
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4。5 starsAmahle is a Light Chaser--someone who has given up their life to travel the stars。 She visits planets on rotations， every thousand years， and bestows gifts upon the population。 In return， she receives memory collars， which show her the thousand years of memories worn by a certain family。 One day， while watching one of the memories， someone speaks directly to her。 Do not trust your AI。She digs deeper， and finds more messages。 Who is this strange person， and how do they know her？ What do 4。5 starsAmahle is a Light Chaser--someone who has given up their life to travel the stars。 She visits planets on rotations， every thousand years， and bestows gifts upon the population。 In return， she receives memory collars， which show her the thousand years of memories worn by a certain family。 One day， while watching one of the memories， someone speaks directly to her。 Do not trust your AI。She digs deeper， and finds more messages。 Who is this strange person， and how do they know her？ What do they know about her AI that she doesn't？ She's worked with her AI for thousands of years。 Why stop trusting it now？I want more。 I absolutely loved this book， even if the beginning threw me off， and I want more。 I want more from this world， from this galaxy， from Amahle。 The idea of being a Light Chaser is so interesting to me， I honestly hope there will be a sequel or spin-off， or even， *fingers crossed* a full length novel in this world！Tordotcom always scratches my itch when it comes to Space Operas。 This is my first read by both Hamilton and Powell， and I definitely plan on adding more of their stuff to my TBR。Thank you to NetGalley， Tordotcom， and Peter F。 Hamilton & Gareth Powell for this advanced review copy！ Light Chaser releases on August 24th。 。。。more
Justine
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Check out more bookish thoughts and videos on my YouTube channel。I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。I don't read many dual-authored novellas， and was incredibly curious about this one。 I'd never read anything by Peter F。 Hamilton， but really enjoy Gareth Powell's writing。 While I enjoyed the majority of Light Chaser， I think that the story it was trying to tell felt a little larger than the novella format could contain。I loved the concept of this b Check out more bookish thoughts and videos on my YouTube channel。I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。I don't read many dual-authored novellas， and was incredibly curious about this one。 I'd never read anything by Peter F。 Hamilton， but really enjoy Gareth Powell's writing。 While I enjoyed the majority of Light Chaser， I think that the story it was trying to tell felt a little larger than the novella format could contain。I loved the concept of this book and really liked Amahle as a character， but something about this book felt just a little off。 There are some spoilers ahead because I simply can't explain without revealing a little！Amahle is told that The Bad Thing is happening， and she blindly trusts her information without any real reason。 On a superficial level I understand， however if one is going to take the huge steps she does in order to stop This Thing from happening I feel like there would need to be a lot more than blind trust on her part。 This is the point that makes me feel like this story was too big for a novella -- Amahle simply doesn't think about what she's told in any critical way。 The entire story hinges on this intense sense of trust and it just didn't feel wise on her part -- to the point of actually making some events of the book really uncomfortable。Again， I really enjoyed bits of this book， but with a large part of the story feeling unbelievable， it was a good read for me that could have been a brilliant one！ 。。。more
Soph the Oaf
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Wow。 Trying to describe this story is like trying to describe a million different shades of color at once: a wondrous experience that is hard to put to words。 But I'll try anyway。 This was a gorgeous， lyrical novella about change， civilization， and what it truly means to be human。 Seeing all those snippets of different lives through Amahle's eyes， watching her travel to all those civilizations， was quite the experience。 I'll admit， aliens secretly controlling human civilization is more than a li Wow。 Trying to describe this story is like trying to describe a million different shades of color at once: a wondrous experience that is hard to put to words。 But I'll try anyway。 This was a gorgeous， lyrical novella about change， civilization， and what it truly means to be human。 Seeing all those snippets of different lives through Amahle's eyes， watching her travel to all those civilizations， was quite the experience。 I'll admit， aliens secretly controlling human civilization is more than a little far-fetched， but the authors did a good job of making it seem realistic。 I loved the philosophical undertones and the question of， what is the meaning of life when you live through a thousand lifetimes？ 。。。more
Alena Reading
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DNF at 35%You might ask: "Alena， why did do DNF a novella which is only 144 pages long？ Surely you could just push through for a couple more hours and finish it。" And I would answer this: I'm sick and tired of wasting my time and mental energy on books I am clearly not enjoying reading for different reasons， even when they are review copies I got from the publishers。So here are the main reasons I had to give up on this sci-fi novella。The first chapter is ATROCIOUS。 I've never in my whole life re DNF at 35%You might ask: "Alena， why did do DNF a novella which is only 144 pages long？ Surely you could just push through for a couple more hours and finish it。" And I would answer this: I'm sick and tired of wasting my time and mental energy on books I am clearly not enjoying reading for different reasons， even when they are review copies I got from the publishers。So here are the main reasons I had to give up on this sci-fi novella。The first chapter is ATROCIOUS。 I've never in my whole life read such a glaringly bad beginning to any kind of story， and that includes some vague and unnecessary prologues in high fantasy。 Here the whole first chapter is a big mess consisting of short and confusing character introduction and a jumble of scientific terminology。 It felt like the authors wanted to show off how smart they are and shove as much space physics and jargon as they could in every sentence， making most of them unreadable。They didn't bother to let the reader know who the protagonist is or why she is flying her spaceship into a subgiant star to be disintegrated by it。 It probably should serve as an intriguing mystery to be solved throughout the novella but personally for me it took away any desire to ever read anything by these authors if they treat their readers like that right off the bat。After that first chapter we begin to see the protagonist's day-to-day or rather century-to-century life。 And man， I could not care less about any of it。 The main reason was that I had no idea what kind of person she is and why she is doing a lot of weird stuff like orbit the galaxies for thousands of years alone or take memory collars from people on different planets。 If the authors have put more effort into creating an interesting and compelling protagonist instead of spewing out scientific terminology at me， I would probably be interested enough in finishing this little story。ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Sarah
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I think this would have worked better in a longer format， as all of my 'complaints' stem from perhaps too big an idea（s） crammed into novella form。 But， while a few things seem a little abrupt， mostly that's a complaint of 'I wanted to see/read more！'。 Full review is up on my blog。 I think this would have worked better in a longer format， as all of my 'complaints' stem from perhaps too big an idea（s） crammed into novella form。 But， while a few things seem a little abrupt， mostly that's a complaint of 'I wanted to see/read more！'。 Full review is up on my blog。 。。。more
Chris
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*copy from Netgalley in exchange for a review*Light Chaser is a novella length work from Gareth L。 powell and Peter F。 Hamilton。 Those two have written some of my favourite science fiction of the last decade， so seeing them together was enough to make this mandatory reading。 I’m happy to say that I went in with high expectations， and they were surpassed。 This is some top notch science fiction， combining a universe sprinkled with fascinating environments and different societies， with characterisa *copy from Netgalley in exchange for a review*Light Chaser is a novella length work from Gareth L。 powell and Peter F。 Hamilton。 Those two have written some of my favourite science fiction of the last decade， so seeing them together was enough to make this mandatory reading。 I’m happy to say that I went in with high expectations， and they were surpassed。 This is some top notch science fiction， combining a universe sprinkled with fascinating environments and different societies， with characterisation that lets you feel the pain， the struggle， the hope and the love of our protagonist， makes them feel real， and with an overarching story which keeps you wanting to turn pages until it’s far too late at night。 Light Chasers circle the worlds of a galactic civilisation。 Some of those worlds are high-tech utopia， others are more medieval hellscapes。 But each is linked together on the route of a LightChaser。 These pilots have ships moving at significant amounts of lightspeed - centuries for the rest of us pass as moments for them。 The Lightchasers drop in on each world on their route， observe society， and collect information about it before removing on to the next world in their loop。 They’re people out of time， chasing an ouroboros。 And we’re following one of these wanderers across space and time， as they dip in and out of everyone else’s lives。 In part， this is a story that’s a meditation on loneliness and connection。 In the way different people and places speak to each other， and in the way that those tying the web together sometimes spend their time alone， outside of the societies which rely on them。 Because a Lightchaser isn’t really from anywhere， not any more - and as they live on for centuries， enhanced beyond their natural span， they slowly forget more and more of themselves， losing who they were in the eternal now of who they are。Powell and Hamilton are past-masters at creating living， breathing， believable worlds， and they do that again here。 Each place we see is different， and special， and vividly drawn， and feels real。This is matched by the Lightchaser herself， a woman who lives in the silent spaces between the stars， content in the endless round of circling her route between the stars。 Cynical and world weary and craving experiences that are more than her boundaries allow。 But also an explorer， and alone， and looking for something genuine， a sense of connection in the individual which is mirrored in the connections she enables in the worlds。 The Lightchaser is smart and funny and wounded and sometimes painful to read， and still very， very human。 As someone living in an eternal now， we're looking over their shoulder into both the new and old， trying to figure it out as she does。 And figure it out she must。 Because there is something rotten in the state of Denmark。 Or in the state of the universe， at any rate。 Everything is not as it seems， and although I won’t spoil it， I’ll say this: the story is tightly plotted， letting out a slow burn of revelation which will keep you coming back to the story， and which certainly kept me reading until well past my bedtime。 Light Chaser is a smart， high-concept piece of sci-fi， with a great， well realised protagonist， a universe filled with different human societies which feel new， alien and real at the same time， and with a story that doesn’t let up， and won’t let go。 In short， it’s great fun， and a great read。 Give it a try。 。。。more
Lisa Tobleman
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I have been a fan of Peter Hamilton's epic science fiction novels for years。 When I saw Light Chaser appear on the "request" list I clicked "Please" and waited with crossed fingers。 Light Chaser is a fantastic Very Peter Hamilton space opera novella with Gareth Powell's twist on relationships and humanity。 It focuses on a virtually imortal space traveller Amahle going from world to world on a circuit collecting and distributing collars that record the person wearing it's every moment。 There is a I have been a fan of Peter Hamilton's epic science fiction novels for years。 When I saw Light Chaser appear on the "request" list I clicked "Please" and waited with crossed fingers。 Light Chaser is a fantastic Very Peter Hamilton space opera novella with Gareth Powell's twist on relationships and humanity。 It focuses on a virtually imortal space traveller Amahle going from world to world on a circuit collecting and distributing collars that record the person wearing it's every moment。 There is an element of time bending， and some initial confusion as we jump straight into a conversation between two people as they hurtle towards。。。Something。 Then jump in time to Amahle， our "light chaser" as she cruises the universe on her sleek space ship alone with an AI that would have done HAL proud。This is a stand alone novella。 It is not exceptionally long， but it is dense。 Lots and Lots of details woven throughout this story。 It reminds me a tad of Heinlein's Lazarus if he met Anne McCaffrey's Lunzie and they went for a centuries long flight the long way round to find Segan's Cosmos。 It is a beautifully written story that poses questions about being human， purpose， technology and our reliance on it （for entertainment and power）。 Like all science fictions there is a thread of horror throughout。 I will be purchasing a physical copy of this as soon as it comes out to add to my shelf of brilliant fiction。Thank you Netgalley and Tor for the eGalley。 。。。more
Alexander Páez
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Sentido de la maravilla y ciencia ficción dura de primera。 Especulativa， breve e intensa。This is sense of wonder and hard-science fiction at it's best。 Speculative， short and intense。 Sentido de la maravilla y ciencia ficción dura de primera。 Especulativa， breve e intensa。This is sense of wonder and hard-science fiction at it's best。 Speculative， short and intense。 。。。more
Chad Cunningham
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Once again I find myself in that familiar situation where I am writing a review for a book that I received as an advanced reader copy from NetGalley。 Let the fun commence！Light Chaser is a hard science fiction novella focused on a character named Amahle。 a Light Chaser who travels from world to world collecting memories and dispensing technology。 She thinks the way her galactic society is set up is cool， but is it？ Or is something else going on entirely？ And who is this guy who keeps showing up Once again I find myself in that familiar situation where I am writing a review for a book that I received as an advanced reader copy from NetGalley。 Let the fun commence！Light Chaser is a hard science fiction novella focused on a character named Amahle。 a Light Chaser who travels from world to world collecting memories and dispensing technology。 She thinks the way her galactic society is set up is cool， but is it？ Or is something else going on entirely？ And who is this guy who keeps showing up in the memories she's been collecting？ And how does he know about her？This was a well-paced， interesting novella。 The ideas explored have some obvious relevance for the world today， but as with most of Hamilton's work there is a positive outlook on making change。 I read most of this book sitting on the porch sipping iced tea。 It's a good throwback to classic science fiction and I enjoyed it a lot。 。。。more
Rachel （TheShadesofOrange）
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4。0 StarsThis was a well plotted sci fi novella that explored interesting ideas within a far future。 Despite the length， the authors succeeded in some complex world building while creating a well developed main character at the center of the narrative。 The story managed to be both fascinating and heartfelt， leaving a strong impression on me as the reader。 This was my first time reading from Hamilton but it certainly won't be my last。 I am now even more interested to dive into his long epic space 4。0 StarsThis was a well plotted sci fi novella that explored interesting ideas within a far future。 Despite the length， the authors succeeded in some complex world building while creating a well developed main character at the center of the narrative。 The story managed to be both fascinating and heartfelt， leaving a strong impression on me as the reader。 This was my first time reading from Hamilton but it certainly won't be my last。 I am now even more interested to dive into his long epic space operas if his short work is this good。I would definitely recommend this novella to any sci fi reader looking for a compelling narrative in a small package。Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher。 。。。more
Bradley
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Here's a surprisingly awesome Space Opera novella。While it comes across as a loner pilot trading stories across many light-years， alone with her AI， the deeper story is one that caught me quite by surprise。No spoilers， but if you love broad-scope massive empire-shaking timey-wimey hijinx love stories squeezed into bite-sized reads， then you really OUGHT to read this one。I wanted to read it primarily for Peter F。 Hamilton， but together with Gareth Powell， it became something special。I was truly s Here's a surprisingly awesome Space Opera novella。While it comes across as a loner pilot trading stories across many light-years， alone with her AI， the deeper story is one that caught me quite by surprise。No spoilers， but if you love broad-scope massive empire-shaking timey-wimey hijinx love stories squeezed into bite-sized reads， then you really OUGHT to read this one。I wanted to read it primarily for Peter F。 Hamilton， but together with Gareth Powell， it became something special。I was truly surprised by the scope。 It snuck up on me because I was so invested in the everyday life。 :） 。。。more
The SciFi Book Guy
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So yeah， this little novella packed one hell of a punch。 Like we’re talking a Bruce Lee one-inch punch here。 What’s this wee guy going to do here？ Then WHAM， you’re halfway across the room on your ass trying to put your ribs back in place。 Fuck me！ Our main gal Amahle is a Light Chaser， and no bro， it’s not what you drink after a tequila shot。 Via genetic modifications and time dilation she is as close to as an immortal as you can get。 She travels on a long circuit through the galaxy like a come So yeah， this little novella packed one hell of a punch。 Like we’re talking a Bruce Lee one-inch punch here。 What’s this wee guy going to do here？ Then WHAM， you’re halfway across the room on your ass trying to put your ribs back in place。 Fuck me！ Our main gal Amahle is a Light Chaser， and no bro， it’s not what you drink after a tequila shot。 Via genetic modifications and time dilation she is as close to as an immortal as you can get。 She travels on a long circuit through the galaxy like a comet， making millennial pitstops on different worlds to trade for memory collars worn by the inhabitants。 To bear these collars is a huge honour and they are passed down through the generations collecting centuries of memories of all those who wear it。 The saved memories serve as entertainment for the advanced Glisten civilization。 People there want to experience life as a king on a medieval planet or as an augmented mecha-spider-dude on a mining colony。 It’s the Real Housewives or Siesta Key for this futuristic civilization。 Logging a life’s worth of memories and experiences really makes you look at yourself。 Like， am I living my best life？ Would people want to experience my life？ My day so far has been me singing Hollaback Girl and hip thrusting in my underwear followed by eating an entire bag of cheeze puffs while watching a hockey game。 So yeah dude， pretty rad I guess， future people would definitely pay top dollar for that！Anyways， Amahle vicariously lives thousands of lives on her journey between the stars。 While experiencing one life， someone named Carloman is communicating directly to her in the memory。 She puts it off as something fucked up at first， but this guy keeps popping up in these memories as different people in different times on different planets but it’s always Carloman。 He’s someone from Amahle’s distant past trying desperately to reconnect with her。 There’s something sinister with the memory collars and why human civilization has stagnated。 It’s up to Amahle to remember her early memories and save humankind。 I find myself frequently circling back and thinking about the story the last couple days which is a gigantic accomplishment since I have the attention span of a labradoodle puppy。 There’s been a lot of soul searching with too many （or not enough） margaritas as I reflect on my life。 Also， it’s me trying to piece together the mindfuck of time travel， reincarnation， memory， and just all the cool sci-fi shit in this book。 Light Chaser explored so many rad worlds and ideas without ever feeling rushed。 No need for an epic series of eight books with 900 pages each that just drags on endlessly。 The authors were like “we have a gnarly idea， let’s trim the fat， and fucking wow some people！” Nailed it dudes！Anyways， that’s about all I got。 Adios amigos！Oh wait， check out my rad site for more content like this: The SciFi Book Guy 。。。more
WorldconReader
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I would like to thank the author and publisher for kindly providing an electronic review copy of this book。"Light Chaser" by Peter F。 Hamilton and Gareth L。 Powell is an exciting page-turning space opera that spans both time and space。 The reader is teased by possibilities in the very first chapter as we find the main characters in a futuristic ultra capable space craft on a mysterious and temporarily deadly but vital missionof some kind。 The rest of the novel essentially explains the setting an I would like to thank the author and publisher for kindly providing an electronic review copy of this book。"Light Chaser" by Peter F。 Hamilton and Gareth L。 Powell is an exciting page-turning space opera that spans both time and space。 The reader is teased by possibilities in the very first chapter as we find the main characters in a futuristic ultra capable space craft on a mysterious and temporarily deadly but vital missionof some kind。 The rest of the novel essentially explains the setting and conclusion。 This is absolutely a hard core space opera in which the main character is a time traveler of a sorts。 Through ultra-technology she is appears nearly immortal （which has more downsides than one might think）， and by traveling at relativistic speeds through a number of stops on her "circuit" through the galaxy， she gets to visit each of her "stops" every thousand years or so。 To add even more to the fluidity of time， she can relive the memories of certain people at her stops over the past thousands of years。 Add to this messages given to these people at random planets at random times from a person purporting to be very dear to her， and the space opera takes on the ambiance of a chaotic love story。 However， since no love story space/time opera is complete without an inscrutable shadowy but nearly omniscient and omnipowerful enemy and the story quickly turns into a struggle over the freedom and future of the entire human race。This book has nearly everything I love about science fiction。 I heartily recommend it for those who also like space opera， high-tech， space travel， AI that are not necessarily our buddies， and good story telling。 I will keep my eyes open for more books by Peter F。 Hamilton。 。。。more
Dannii Elle
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Amahle is one of a number of Light Chasers who traverse the known universe with only AI for company。 She stops at planets， sometimes as often as once every fifty years and sometimes only once in a thousand， to collect their memories and their stories。 Through these she lives an untold number of lives and is able to forget her own。 This proves harder to do when the same voice and name， albeit in different bodies， starts to crop up in different planets that are light years apart。 This is impossibl Amahle is one of a number of Light Chasers who traverse the known universe with only AI for company。 She stops at planets， sometimes as often as once every fifty years and sometimes only once in a thousand， to collect their memories and their stories。 Through these she lives an untold number of lives and is able to forget her own。 This proves harder to do when the same voice and name， albeit in different bodies， starts to crop up in different planets that are light years apart。 This is impossible， but the story it has to tell her is even more so。This was a great， immersive sci-fi novella， focusing on futuristic AI and technology（view spoiler）[with the ability to halt the evolution and societal growth of all species across the universe （hide spoiler）]。 I really enjoyed Amahle's quest for truth and that the reader was granted permission to journey with her across the realistic timeline of the years it took for her to gain it。 There was a sweet love story concurrently developing although it was never allowed to overtake the main focus， which I also appreciated。I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you to the authors， Peter F。 Hamilton and Gareth L。 Powell， and the publisher， Tor， for this opportunity。 。。。more
Lizy
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A delightful sci-fi examining what it means to evolve or remain stagnant， with a bonus love story I really enjoyed。 I want more！
Brock Mclaughlin
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I finished Light Chaser in a single sitting and was completely captivated by how kick ass this little novella was。 If you're a fan of Murderbot or Leviathan Wakes add this to your "Must Read" list。 It provides a fresh interesting take on life and death。 Thanks to Tor Dot Com for sending me an early copy for review。 I finished Light Chaser in a single sitting and was completely captivated by how kick ass this little novella was。 If you're a fan of Murderbot or Leviathan Wakes add this to your "Must Read" list。 It provides a fresh interesting take on life and death。 Thanks to Tor Dot Com for sending me an early copy for review。 。。。more
Reading Reindeer 2021 On Proxima Centauri
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One of my favorite themes in prolific author Peter F。 Hamilton's Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction is the exploration of Life Longevity through advanced medical techniques， swapping physiques， and other "oddities" of Science Fiction。 In LIGHT CHASER， prolongation of Life is achieved via Speed of Light travel， and Light Chasers are rare individuals who travel to each settled world each millenia， collecting memories from memory collars worn by a line of descendants。 One of my favorite themes in prolific author Peter F。 Hamilton's Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction is the exploration of Life Longevity through advanced medical techniques， swapping physiques， and other "oddities" of Science Fiction。 In LIGHT CHASER， prolongation of Life is achieved via Speed of Light travel， and Light Chasers are rare individuals who travel to each settled world each millenia， collecting memories from memory collars worn by a line of descendants。 。。。more
Ollie Bowdoin
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I'm so excited for this to be released！ I'm so excited for this to be released！ 。。。more
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Light Chaser&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Light Chaser&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0