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Light Chaser

Light Chaser

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  • Author：Peter F. Hamilton
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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。

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Reviews

Soph the Oaf ，

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 ，

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

Alexander Páez ，

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 ，

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） ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

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 ，

I'm so excited for this to be released！ I'm so excited for this to be released！ 。。。more

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