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Salvation

Salvation

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  • Author：Peter F. Hamilton
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Summary

"Several people have asked about Salvation， so a （very） brief summary。。。 Set in 2204， an abandoned alien spaceship is discovered 90 light years from Earth， in an uninhabited star system， by the first human starship to reach that far。 A team of politically connected officials from various factions， all of whom have their own agenda， are sent to assess if it is a threat。 What could possibly go wrong？？"

Peter F。 Hamilton

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Reviews

Barry ，

End of Act I。The above， is of utmost importance if you are not familiar with the works of Peter F。 Hamilton。 A trilogy by this author is not three stories following one after the other。 It is one story。 30% of this "book" means you are 10% into the story。 Just getting started。The second most important thing to know is that he is without equal in hard science fiction and world building， with characters that come to life through backstories and interactions。 An incredible imagination。 As per Ken F End of Act I。The above， is of utmost importance if you are not familiar with the works of Peter F。 Hamilton。 A trilogy by this author is not three stories following one after the other。 It is one story。 30% of this "book" means you are 10% into the story。 Just getting started。The second most important thing to know is that he is without equal in hard science fiction and world building， with characters that come to life through backstories and interactions。 An incredible imagination。 As per Ken Follett: "The owner of the most powerful imagination in science fiction。。。"You don't need to know anything more。 Enjoy！ 。。。more

Dustin ，

Not gonna lie， this was a tough one to follow。 I liked the last third because the story was advancing quicker。 But the first two thirds just seemed to drag on with no point。 It's a bummer too， as I had been looking forward to this one。 Maybe down the road。。。。I'll give the sequels a chance。 Not gonna lie， this was a tough one to follow。 I liked the last third because the story was advancing quicker。 But the first two thirds just seemed to drag on with no point。 It's a bummer too， as I had been looking forward to this one。 Maybe down the road。。。。I'll give the sequels a chance。 。。。more

Michelle Kerns ，

This book was not at all what I expected， and required a lot of mental effort to stay engaged， but was untimately worth it。 I think this is one of those books that is amazing if are able to focus on it， but if you're at all distracted it gets a little difficult。 The stories that the characters were telling got progressively more boring to me， in terms of storyline， but I really enjoyed the progressive world-building that they provided， which is why I worked through it。 Now that this lengthy expo This book was not at all what I expected， and required a lot of mental effort to stay engaged， but was untimately worth it。 I think this is one of those books that is amazing if are able to focus on it， but if you're at all distracted it gets a little difficult。 The stories that the characters were telling got progressively more boring to me， in terms of storyline， but I really enjoyed the progressive world-building that they provided， which is why I worked through it。 Now that this lengthy exposition is complete， I'm interested to see where the rest of the story goes with book #2。 。。。more

Emily ，

Finishing Leviathan Falls put me on a sci-fi kick， which is rare。 This has been on my to-read list since it came out to rave reviews， so figured now's the time to dive in。 Right up until the end I was considering giving this three stars and not finishing the series as I wavered between being bored by it vs engrossed。 However， the end really packed a punch so I'm hooked and heading to store *now* to pick up the next one。 The best bits by far were the flashback stories and seeing the progression o Finishing Leviathan Falls put me on a sci-fi kick， which is rare。 This has been on my to-read list since it came out to rave reviews， so figured now's the time to dive in。 Right up until the end I was considering giving this three stars and not finishing the series as I wavered between being bored by it vs engrossed。 However， the end really packed a punch so I'm hooked and heading to store *now* to pick up the next one。 The best bits by far were the flashback stories and seeing the progression of the world and technology to the "present" vs the bits in the "future" which were really jarring。 There was a good little mystery in those flashbacks， set to the backdrop of a really imaginative future civilization。I struggled a bit with the writing style and couldn't really wrap my head around most of the imagery， which contributed to being unable to focus on the book at times while I was reading it。 。。。more

Kayla Lou ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This one definitely reads as a very slow setup to a trilogy- I'm very hopeful that books 2 & 3 have more action but I was ultimately pleased with the ending。Salvation alternates between three different timelines （which I'm not always a fan of）。 The crux of the plot is that there is a team of scientists setting out to investigate a remote alien contact。 This main timeline is interspersed with reflections of each of the team members from their past as it relates to their work & investigation。 The This one definitely reads as a very slow setup to a trilogy- I'm very hopeful that books 2 & 3 have more action but I was ultimately pleased with the ending。Salvation alternates between three different timelines （which I'm not always a fan of）。 The crux of the plot is that there is a team of scientists setting out to investigate a remote alien contact。 This main timeline is interspersed with reflections of each of the team members from their past as it relates to their work & investigation。 The third timeline follows a very Starship Troopers like， last hope for humanity enclave that are setting out to eliminate an unnamed alien threat。My favorite part of Salvation wasn't everyone's story/timeline， but the glimpses into the futuristic tech that we get。 Humans are able to modified by alien DNA in ways that can prevent aging/maintain good health， portals/linked gates are commonplace around the inhabited galaxy making it possible for humans to commute across the planet/galaxy for work or pleasure within a matter of minutes。 I particularly enjoyed the story that included portals in a home where every room contained a different portal door to a vacation spot or the moon。The pacing was very slow， but I think the setup of switching between narratives made it feel that way for me。 The last 5-10 pages are what will carry me through reading the rest of the series- really enjoyed the revelation right at the end。 Hopeful that books 2 & 3 are action packed with the 'current' timeline of humanity fighting an intergalactic war of survival。 。。。more

Kevin ，

A slower start than other trilogies from Hamilton that I've read， but it's worth it。 For the first 150 or so pages， I was confused as to what I was reading and wondering if I was going to enjoy this one。 The shifting protagonist viewpoints and timelines made it confusing and difficult for me to connect。 Most of this novel feels like the author had written a number of short stories to test the water of a new universe he was constructing， and then strung them together into this nobel。 However， onc A slower start than other trilogies from Hamilton that I've read， but it's worth it。 For the first 150 or so pages， I was confused as to what I was reading and wondering if I was going to enjoy this one。 The shifting protagonist viewpoints and timelines made it confusing and difficult for me to connect。 Most of this novel feels like the author had written a number of short stories to test the water of a new universe he was constructing， and then strung them together into this nobel。 However， once one group got past their early stage， and I came to understand the way the book was constructed， I enjoyed it， and went on to the rest of the trilogy。 。。。more

Kai ，

Abslutely mindblowing， reminds me of a long time ago when I read some great SciFy books， one trilogy was actually from Peter F。 Hammilton then as well。 It surely starts slow and took me more than half of the book to get to the point where I could not put it down anymore， from there it was pure joy to read it。 I love the surprises and the interesting characters， its just relatable and a future that might really come。 It kind of explains why there are not aliens all around us and it makes you thin Abslutely mindblowing， reminds me of a long time ago when I read some great SciFy books， one trilogy was actually from Peter F。 Hammilton then as well。 It surely starts slow and took me more than half of the book to get to the point where I could not put it down anymore， from there it was pure joy to read it。 I love the surprises and the interesting characters， its just relatable and a future that might really come。 It kind of explains why there are not aliens all around us and it makes you think。 。。。more

Kenzie Lamar ，

I couldn't stop reading this book。 I love the blend of all the ideas in this book。 It's like Hamilton took aspects of everything he has ever done and wrapped aspects into this。 Terrifying aliens， fascinating implications of future technology。 All the stuff you expect from him。 Feels similar to hyperion。 Who done it style story。 Big twists and turns。 Loved it。 In the middle of the second book now。 I couldn't stop reading this book。 I love the blend of all the ideas in this book。 It's like Hamilton took aspects of everything he has ever done and wrapped aspects into this。 Terrifying aliens， fascinating implications of future technology。 All the stuff you expect from him。 Feels similar to hyperion。 Who done it style story。 Big twists and turns。 Loved it。 In the middle of the second book now。 。。。more

Thomas E。 Staples ，

I'm gonna need time to process this book， but wow， I adored this。My eyes crossed a few times whilst reading this dense science-fiction beast， but it never lost me and everything came together in a way that was just so satisfying to read。 It wasn't what I expected at all， and I always appreciate that。The ending broke my brain and now I cannot wait to jump into the sequel， Salvation Lost。 I'm gonna need time to process this book， but wow， I adored this。My eyes crossed a few times whilst reading this dense science-fiction beast， but it never lost me and everything came together in a way that was just so satisfying to read。 It wasn't what I expected at all， and I always appreciate that。The ending broke my brain and now I cannot wait to jump into the sequel， Salvation Lost。 。。。more

Kjersti ，

I liked this book。 There was a LOT going on so it was a little hard to get into trying to keep track of all the characters and storylines。 The world-building was excellent and future-earth was less grim than a lot of futuristic novels。 Now that I know who everyone is， I’m ready for the second book！ :）One interesting point of note is that before the book starts there’s a recommendation to listen to a soundtrack while reading。 I accessed the soundtrack through Alexa （you can also find it online）。 I liked this book。 There was a LOT going on so it was a little hard to get into trying to keep track of all the characters and storylines。 The world-building was excellent and future-earth was less grim than a lot of futuristic novels。 Now that I know who everyone is， I’m ready for the second book！ :）One interesting point of note is that before the book starts there’s a recommendation to listen to a soundtrack while reading。 I accessed the soundtrack through Alexa （you can also find it online）。 While I love the concept and had never heard of it before， I ended up giving up on the soundtrack because it was too stressful。 The music was ominous and suspenseful。 。。。more

Tyrone Walker-Hebborn ，

Very slow burnerWill reserve full judgement for when I’ve read all three parts but PFH is getting slower and slower to tell a story。 Compare this directly to The Reality Dysfunction and I’m sure you’ll agree that this is nowhere near as compelling a page turner as that incredible piece of work。 Let’s see what Pts。 2 & 3 bring。

Mónica Giménez ，

Quiero el siguiente！！！！！

Matthew Archer ，

This eventually got good about half-way through， so it loses a star for meandering around for too long。 Really excited to see where this goes， especially with so much being revealed in the last few pages。 It's a much lesser story than A Hole in the Sky， which is the first of the Arkship Trilogy， but held my attention sufficiently to still be intrigued as to where it goes。 I do have to criticise the ridiculous gender pronouns used here。 Aside from mirroring the pointless and narcissistic fad in t This eventually got good about half-way through， so it loses a star for meandering around for too long。 Really excited to see where this goes， especially with so much being revealed in the last few pages。 It's a much lesser story than A Hole in the Sky， which is the first of the Arkship Trilogy， but held my attention sufficiently to still be intrigued as to where it goes。 I do have to criticise the ridiculous gender pronouns used here。 Aside from mirroring the pointless and narcissistic fad in the real world， it is jarring and awkward to read。 Basically there is a race of humans who cycle between male and female over the course of their lives。 Surely when they're female， she/her， and when they're male he/she is sufficient？ Because they are MALE and FEMALE？ Just utterly pointless and not something I would expect in the output of an otherwise excellent author。 You can ignore this but it takes a bit of effort。 Overall， flawed but enjoyable。 Bring on the next one！ 。。。more

Charles Haworth ，

Adore this book， love the future distant but not too weird world， the writing style and the characters we meet on the journey through their lives， loves and adventures

Shawn ，

Although this novel jumps back and forth with different people's stories， it slowly fills in the blanks of why and how that lead to a conclusion that has me very much looking forward to the next book in the series。 Although this novel jumps back and forth with different people's stories， it slowly fills in the blanks of why and how that lead to a conclusion that has me very much looking forward to the next book in the series。 。。。more

Bobby ，

Pretty slow read， and a Catch 22-like structure with time jumping。 Storylines clearly weaving together but don't come together until literally like the last 10 pages。 Pretty slow read， and a Catch 22-like structure with time jumping。 Storylines clearly weaving together but don't come together until literally like the last 10 pages。 。。。more

Ric ，

Can be hard to follow， takes some time to come to grip with。

Abbi Celeste ，

This was the most enjoyable read of the trilogy， though it took a moment to fully buy into the structure。 I felt like I had been thrown into the deep end with all of the names and concepts tossed at me in the first few chapters， but once Callum's chapter ended I realized what was going on and grew to appreciate the style of storytelling here。 This is an excellent beginning to a still really good trilogy This was the most enjoyable read of the trilogy， though it took a moment to fully buy into the structure。 I felt like I had been thrown into the deep end with all of the names and concepts tossed at me in the first few chapters， but once Callum's chapter ended I realized what was going on and grew to appreciate the style of storytelling here。 This is an excellent beginning to a still really good trilogy 。。。more

Douglas ，

Very Peter Hamilton。Portals。 Life extension。 Aliens you can’t trust。

Katie ，

Not my jam。 The worldbuilding is A Focus。 Like， let’s have a thought experiment and then build a plot/characters around it rather than vice versa。 Definitely a trilogy starter， not a standalone。 It's also very timeline jumpy， if you like that in a book。 Some of the flashback chapters （Callum， Kandara） felt like they could have been edited down to half length。 Not my jam。 The worldbuilding is A Focus。 Like， let’s have a thought experiment and then build a plot/characters around it rather than vice versa。 Definitely a trilogy starter， not a standalone。 It's also very timeline jumpy， if you like that in a book。 Some of the flashback chapters （Callum， Kandara） felt like they could have been edited down to half length。 。。。more

Gert De Bie ，

We vallen natuurlijk in herhaling， maar niemand hanteert de space-opera pen met zoveel ervaring en kunde als Peter F。 Hamilton。De opening van de Salvation-trilogie draagt echo's van Hyperion van Dan Simmons met zich mee （en in Hyperion kwamen die echo's dan weer van The Canterbury-tales， natuurijk）: een uitgekiend gezelschap reist naar een afgelegen plaats waar een buitenaards ruimteschip neerstortte。 Tijdens de reis， afgesneden van de rest van het universum， vertellen ze om beurten hun verhaal。 We vallen natuurlijk in herhaling， maar niemand hanteert de space-opera pen met zoveel ervaring en kunde als Peter F。 Hamilton。De opening van de Salvation-trilogie draagt echo's van Hyperion van Dan Simmons met zich mee （en in Hyperion kwamen die echo's dan weer van The Canterbury-tales， natuurijk）: een uitgekiend gezelschap reist naar een afgelegen plaats waar een buitenaards ruimteschip neerstortte。 Tijdens de reis， afgesneden van de rest van het universum， vertellen ze om beurten hun verhaal。 Parallel krijg je het verhaal van de afgelegen planeet Juloss， waar - 500 jaar later - jongeren worden klaargestoomd om tegen de vijand te gaan vechten。 Deze verhaallijn draagt echo's van Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game in zich mee。 Hamilton weet elk verhaal op zich spannend en snel te houden en ze nadien naadloos in de zich ontwikkelende plot te vervlechten。 Benieuwd naar de volgende 2 delen :） 。。。more

Allisonperkel ，

Another fun world building sci fi masterclass from Peter Hamilton。 There are two timelines at work and while I greatly prefer one to the other， they are both interesting and I’m really curious how they’ll come together。 If you like Hamilton’s other books I think you’ll enjoy these as well。

Alejandro ，

4。5/5

Lucas ，

Reminds me a lot of Hyperion， which is a good thing

Adriana Porter Felt ，

I don't normally like "hard" sci-fi， and I shy away from sci-fi series， but — wow， I enjoyed Salvation！ Hamilton weaves a suspenseful story around several mysteries， with humanlike characters that are easy to bond to。Salvation portrays a remarkably believable near-future Earth， with many of the things you would expect in 100-200 years。。。 plus aliens。 It's a very interesting world， and done well。Despite being part of a series， I felt it ends well。 I got the closure that I was looking for， even th I don't normally like "hard" sci-fi， and I shy away from sci-fi series， but — wow， I enjoyed Salvation！ Hamilton weaves a suspenseful story around several mysteries， with humanlike characters that are easy to bond to。Salvation portrays a remarkably believable near-future Earth， with many of the things you would expect in 100-200 years。。。 plus aliens。 It's a very interesting world， and done well。Despite being part of a series， I felt it ends well。 I got the closure that I was looking for， even though I'm also now eager to read the next book。 。。。more

Daniel Garrido ，

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FRan ，

En Juloss los primeros reclutas se preparan para la guerra definitiva contra los enemigos de la humanidad。 En sus lecciones vamos conociendo las historia de los cinco Santos。Imaginativa， intrincada y entretenida。 Siempre es un placer leer a este autor y aunque al principio cuesta situarse todo va encajando para mantenerte enganchado。

Fantasiacifi ，

Salvation es la novela con la que Peter F。 Hamilton inicia la trilogía Salvation Sequence que ya se encuentra completada en inglés con Salvation Lost y The Saints of Salvation。 El autor inglés estaba algo olvidado en España y desde la extinta La factoría de ideas no había vuelto a ser publicado en castellano。La historia de Salvation， al ser la primera de la trilogía， se trata de una introducción a los personajes， lugares y acontecimientos de la saga。 De este modo， Hamilton presenta dos líneas de Salvation es la novela con la que Peter F。 Hamilton inicia la trilogía Salvation Sequence que ya se encuentra completada en inglés con Salvation Lost y The Saints of Salvation。 El autor inglés estaba algo olvidado en España y desde la extinta La factoría de ideas no había vuelto a ser publicado en castellano。La historia de Salvation， al ser la primera de la trilogía， se trata de una introducción a los personajes， lugares y acontecimientos de la saga。 De este modo， Hamilton presenta dos líneas de tiempo， la primera， "El equipo de evaluación" se sitúa alrededor en 2204 en el futuro; la otra línea; "Juloss" unos 580 - 600 años "Después de La Llegada"。La línea de tiempo principal es la de "El equipo de evaluación" en que un equipo de investigación， específicamente seleccionado， acude a evaluar los restos de una nave alienígena en un planeta que se encuentra en la frontera de la humanidad。 Esta línea temporal está narrada mediante una serie de relatos cortos， uno para cada personaje principal， en que van revelando su pasado reciente， así como su relación con el resto de los miembros del equipo como con el accidente de la nave desconocida。 A medida que se van contando los relatos， Hamilton nos va desvelando piezas del misterio central de la novela que sabe encajar magistralmente。 De este modo， el libro da la sensación de ser cinco o seis novelas cortas， mezcla de ciencia ficción con novela negra， que van tejiendo un tapiz sensacional。La segunda línea temporal， transcurre en un futuro más lejano， donde se nos muestra a los habitantes de Juloss， así como su educación y entrenamiento para la librar una guerra por la humanidad。 A medida que el lector avance irá poco a poco comprendiendo la interrelación entre ambas líneas。La ambientación de la historia， y de los relatos que la componen， es principalmente la Tierra así como los diferentes mundos que la humanidad ha ido colonizando。 Hamilton presta una gran atención a la construcción de este futuro y a su evolución en función del desarrollo de la trama。 Además， el autor inglés se basa en pensamientos científicos actuales， por lo que muchos elementos son plausibles y por supuesto fascinantes。 Al final del libro se encuentra una cronología que abarca desde 1901 hasta el 2204 momento en que se detecta la señal de baliza de la nave alienígena。 En esta cronología se describen los descubrimientos científicos y acontecimientos más relevantes de la historia de la humanidad en ese periodo。 Mencionar que no hay problema de leer esta cronología al iniciar la novela， ya que no tendremos spoilers que nos puedan arruinar la historia。Como personajes destacan los miembros del equipo de evaluación， quienes， a través de los relatos que van contando， llevan el peso principal de la historia。 Son carismáticos， en algunos casos con personalidades enfrentadas， y que tienen rencillas pasadas que les han marcado y explican su forma de ser。 Tenemos a Callum y Yuri， con un pasado común en una gran corporación; Alik un veterano agente del FBI; Kandara una mercenaria que realiza misiones algo oscuras; Kayne trabajador de una gran corporación y persona responsable de administrar la misión de investigación。 Además de ellos， habrá cerca de 20 personajes que tienen cierta relevancia en la trama， sin embargo， al ser introducidos gradualmente a lo largo del libro， no produce sobrecarga。 Adicionalmente， al inicio se encuentra una "Lista de protagonistas" que pueden ayudar al lector a recordar de quién se trata cada uno。Respecto al estilo de Peter F。 Hamilton sólo se pueden decir cosas positivas。 Su prosa es precisa sin ser redundante。 Se dan detalles científicos sin que resulten abrumadores por lo que ningún momento llega a cansar al lector。 Además， el hecho de que la historia tenga dos líneas temporales y sea contada mediante relatos， permite que Hamilton mantenga una un elevado ritmo de la acción y cambie de escenario cuando más conveniente sea para mantener la tensión。 Si hubiera que ponerle un "pero" sería que en ocasiones puede parecer que la línea "principal" apenas avanza， no obstante， no resulta un problema mayor， ya que el ritmo de los relatos evita que pensemos en ello。Sobre la edición tenemos una buena noticia， y es que al formato rústica de anteriores novelas de la editorial se han incluido solapas。 Aunque hay que reconocer que en las anteriores publicaciones de Orok， pese a no tener solapas， las portadas anteriores eran bastante resistentes y aguantaban mucho trote sin deteriorarse。 La traducción de Salvation corre a cuenta de Antonio Mesones Ruiz y la portada， que tiene una reminiscencia a los libros de ciencia ficción de los años 70， es obra de Israel Díaz。 Si queréis más detalles， en esta entrada tenéis una fotoreseña del libro。En conclusión， Salvation es una novela sobresaliente， en que Hamilton crea una fascinante introducción a su trilogía mediante relatos que se entrelazan formando una historia redonda y con un ritmo elevado que evitará que el lector se aburra。 El final no es cerrado， pero tampoco se queda en un completo suspenso， siendo más bien el punto de ruptura natural en la historia。 Si hubiera que compararla se podría decir que Salvation tiene ciertas similitudes con "El misterio de los tres cuerpos"， aunque con personajes más desarrollados， y con "Herederos del tiempo" （pero sin arañas）。 Sólo queda esperar con ilusión （y algo de ansía） que se publique su continuación。 。。。more

Miamay ，

Did not care for any of the characters nor plot。 It dragged on and on; nor was the writing polished or done well。

Chung Lee ，

At first I didn't know where this story was going。 There is two story stream on in the present and another in a distant future。 The present story line follows the tradition of Canterbury Tales where each individual on the journey tells their story。Great twist at the end。 At first I didn't know where this story was going。 There is two story stream on in the present and another in a distant future。 The present story line follows the tradition of Canterbury Tales where each individual on the journey tells their story。Great twist at the end。 。。。more

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