The Saints of Salvation
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Summary
Humanity is struggling to hold out against a hostile takeover by an alien race that claims to be on a religious mission to bring all sentient life to its God at the End of Time。 But while things may look grim in the immediate aftermath of the attack， mankind is busy playing an even longer game than the aliens may have expected。 Will a strategy millennia in the making finally be enough to defeat this seemingly unstoppable enemy？ And what secrets are the aliens truly hiding in their most deeply protected stronghold？
With his trademark optimism about humanity's tenacity and capacity for greatness， Peter F。 Hamilton ends this brilliant saga with a bang--and reveals a few startling surprises along the way。
With his trademark optimism about humanity's tenacity and capacity for greatness， Peter F。 Hamilton ends this brilliant saga with a bang--and reveals a few startling surprises along the way。
Reviews
Daniel Bratell
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Salvation is the first book in the most recent space opera series from Peter F。 Hamilton， possibly the most popular space opera author。 It takes place in a mixed timeline， with mixed locations in a near and distant future where quantum entanglement has brought humanity instant travel through portals。 While the series is in three parts， it is less three connected books than a very long 1600 page book split randomly into three parts。 That makes it hard to review just a single third of the full boo Salvation is the first book in the most recent space opera series from Peter F。 Hamilton， possibly the most popular space opera author。 It takes place in a mixed timeline， with mixed locations in a near and distant future where quantum entanglement has brought humanity instant travel through portals。 While the series is in three parts， it is less three connected books than a very long 1600 page book split randomly into three parts。 That makes it hard to review just a single third of the full book so this is really a review of the whole series， but in generic terms， avoiding details that would be spoilers。The idea and consequences of instantaneous travel across infinite distances is carefully investigated and described in this book， and they are widespread。 All from star system colonization to infinite energy by channeling sun energy directed into power plants。There are also aliens。 As humans developed technology and started spreading radio waves around， an alien race noticed and has eventually arrived to witness and assist humanity develop。So far all is well。 The world is interesting and the story developing is interesting。 Unfortunately I find it very diluted。 Some people might like their favourite drink with lots of added water to make it last so much longer， but I get impatient when seemingly meaningless side stories remain meaningless for hundreds and hundreds of pages。 Maybe this is what a space opera is supposed to be。 Lots of text to slowly have the main story develop， but I want the books I read more succinct。 More succinct than 1600 pages for something I suspect could have been half， or a third as long。I also am not a fan of developing many time lines at the same time。 The idea is obvious， to surprise the reader at the end with the key piece that shows how they all fit together。 It can be a useful narrative tool， but not when it takes as long as it took in this book series for them to come together。 。。。more
Jack
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One of the best Sci-fi series in a while！ Hamilton has done it again！ This one goes to 11！
Jeffrey Calkins
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I didn't want this one to finish。 I didn't want this one to finish。 。。。more
Ian Pickford
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A fitting conclusion with more than a few stray threads left dangling。 Better than the 2nd book。 Still struggled with dense combat sections which added little I thought。 Good， but for me， not a patch on the Commonwealth series。
Aaron
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This was a great ending to the Salvation Sequence。 I could not put the book down。 I sort of want there to be another book but I thought it was a good ending to the story。
Rebecca
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I was awake until 3am this morning finishing this book。 It's dramatic and tense - as well as rewarding in terms of finding out exactly how the past and future threads connect to each other。 By this point in the series， the recurring characters feel like old friends， so that you genuinely care about them。 Which is crucial when the action is on such a large scale - those individual characters give a sense of focus amongst the potentially mind-boggling galactic backdrop。I like that the book gets in I was awake until 3am this morning finishing this book。 It's dramatic and tense - as well as rewarding in terms of finding out exactly how the past and future threads connect to each other。 By this point in the series， the recurring characters feel like old friends， so that you genuinely care about them。 Which is crucial when the action is on such a large scale - those individual characters give a sense of focus amongst the potentially mind-boggling galactic backdrop。I like that the book gets into some scientific theorising， but crucially does so in an accessible， understandable way， where other books might take it too far。 （view spoiler）[The ending， while dealing with the immediate threat to a satisfactory level， also appears to pave the way for a fourth book， with Yirella wanting to investigate the god/being that sent its message to the Olyix in the first place and started all the trouble。 （Which is probably why this series is referred to as a "sequence" rather than a trilogy， as it looks like there's legs in the story yet）。 I'm certainly intrigued by the prospect， although how does one go about preparing for - or even finding - a being that may be beyond anyone's comprehension？ I look forward to finding out if there is indeed a fourth book。 （hide spoiler）]I very much enjoyed this book， and look forward to seeing if the "sequence" will continue。 。。。more
Peggy
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This was the best of the trilogy - but then， it's the only one that actually had a conclusion。 It kept my interest much more that the first two， except for a part where two characters were conversing about time travel paradoxes。 That reminded me of the long political speeches that passed as pillow talk in Atlas Shrugged。 Very boring and pedantic。 Even while this book ended with a true conclusion it left open possibilities for at least two follow-on works that could form story lines all their own This was the best of the trilogy - but then， it's the only one that actually had a conclusion。 It kept my interest much more that the first two， except for a part where two characters were conversing about time travel paradoxes。 That reminded me of the long political speeches that passed as pillow talk in Atlas Shrugged。 Very boring and pedantic。 Even while this book ended with a true conclusion it left open possibilities for at least two follow-on works that could form story lines all their own。 I hope to see them someday。 。。。more
Brian
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“Hello， mother******s，’ Ainsley announced to the entire Olyix system。 ‘The humans have arrived。 Sorry we’re late。 But now we’re here， let’s party。”After reading the first book in this series， Salvation， I said in my review that I thought the scale of the story wasn’t on the same level as other books by Hamilton。 My assessment couldn’t have been more wrong。 The Salvation trilogy is off the scale in size， it has thousands of aliens， covers thousands of light years and tens of thousands of Earth ye “Hello， mother******s，’ Ainsley announced to the entire Olyix system。 ‘The humans have arrived。 Sorry we’re late。 But now we’re here， let’s party。”After reading the first book in this series， Salvation， I said in my review that I thought the scale of the story wasn’t on the same level as other books by Hamilton。 My assessment couldn’t have been more wrong。 The Salvation trilogy is off the scale in size， it has thousands of aliens， covers thousands of light years and tens of thousands of Earth years。 It’s jaw dropping in its scale and magnificence。 The only criticism I would make is that occasionally I struggled to grasp some its concepts， they had my brain in knots！ With the second book Salvation Lost the story really took off。 It was faster paced than the first book and more of a page turner。 That continues with Saints of Salvation。 When you read trilogies you always worry that when you get to the final part it will be a let down。 After all the time and effort （and expense） you’ve put into something if that happens it that can be soul destroying。 However I never found that to be the case with any of the other books I have read by Peter F Hamilton and it’s certainly not the case here。 Saints of Salvation is brilliant。 In fact it’s beyond brilliant it’s mind blowing。 It’s Peter F Hamilton at his mind twisting， thought provoking， imaginative best。 “… Every stage of this trip we’re seeing something more impossible than the last。 …” As with all Hamilton’s books there is a tremendous amount of detail， so much so your head is swimming with it。 If this was a movie on your TV it would be in 8K！ The worlds he creates here are full of memorable vivid characters rich in detail。 Also considering the size and scale of this story he still manages to make you feel you know them， intimately。 He also touches on social injustice， class， racism and speciesism。 But the main thread of the story is religious fanaticism， ‘We’ve died in our millions fighting against our own gods throughout history， and they don’t even exist。’ Despite the intricacies and plot twists of the story Hamilton also manages to keep it flowing and despite admitting it had my brain in knots I never felt it was a mess or over the top in technical jargon。 It was enough to make the story credible。 This final instalment is a brilliantly told， edge of the seat thrill ride， a fitting end to the series。 The salvation trilogy is top drawer Sci-Fi， it reminded me of Liu Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy in so much as they both start of inconspicuously on Earth and spiral out across galaxies and boundaries that just blows your mind。 And my favourite bit in Saints of salvation， without giving anything away， involves The Morgan and time， it has to be read to be believed， although the whole FinalStrike mission is awesome。 。。。more
Rob Arnold
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Despite it being a bit explainy around the middle， it was a great conclusion to the epic Olynx saga。
Hubb V
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Great！
Doris Speed
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Loved it！！！！
Chad Parsons
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Man this guy writes some kickass sci-fi。 Just an amazingly imaginative and fun trilogy all the way through。
Jonatan
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Great， mind blowing ending to the sequence， with a nice opening for a continuation。 Lots of new concepts here， Peter really outdoing even himself。 Time manipulation， portals and wormholes and a nice 10 000 year subterfuge， love it。 I've been really strict in reading a Hamilton trilogy only once every summer， still have a couple standalones left！ Luckily the man is a machine。 SpaceX mainittu！ Great， mind blowing ending to the sequence， with a nice opening for a continuation。 Lots of new concepts here， Peter really outdoing even himself。 Time manipulation， portals and wormholes and a nice 10 000 year subterfuge， love it。 I've been really strict in reading a Hamilton trilogy only once every summer， still have a couple standalones left！ Luckily the man is a machine。 SpaceX mainittu！ 。。。more
James Balasalle
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Good， solid ending to a very enjoyable series。
Vitor Silva
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Loved this series from Peter F。 Hamilton。 Space Opera at its best。 I read all 3 book during my 2 weeks vacations this summer and they were some of the best sci-fi that i read for quite some time。 My frustration is that book 3 does not "conclude" properly - hopefully another saga coming soon。 I really was looking forward to find out what the heck the god at the end of time really was， who really are the Néana and the other species， etc etc。 It was really anti climatic and too much open ended with Loved this series from Peter F。 Hamilton。 Space Opera at its best。 I read all 3 book during my 2 weeks vacations this summer and they were some of the best sci-fi that i read for quite some time。 My frustration is that book 3 does not "conclude" properly - hopefully another saga coming soon。 I really was looking forward to find out what the heck the god at the end of time really was， who really are the Néana and the other species， etc etc。 It was really anti climatic and too much open ended without even knowing if there will be a continuation。 Anyway， really fun 3 book saga for anyone that enjoys sci-fi。Recomended 。。。more
Tim F。 Mensbrugghe
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Zeer entertainend， meeslepend en prikkelend。 Maar tegelijk: het einde hint zo hard naar een vervolgtrilogie dat ik onbevredigd achterblijf。 Ik wil vóórtlezen， maar ik weet niet eens zeker of er een vervolg komt。 Laat ons hopen。
Gary Davis
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ExcellentAnd mind boggling。。。 If you like having your mind boggled。。。 Read this 3 book series。 I couldn't put it down。。。 Thank goodness I'm retired or I would have missed work。 ExcellentAnd mind boggling。。。 If you like having your mind boggled。。。 Read this 3 book series。 I couldn't put it down。。。 Thank goodness I'm retired or I would have missed work。 。。。more
Brent
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Wow！ What an exhilarating ending。
Jasper
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i flew through this trilogy， the best hard sci-fi books ive read in a long time。
Jason Mcintyre
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Top quality trilogy。 Gripping from beginning to end。 A must read for all sci-fi fans。
Arron Fitzgerald
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Disappointing end - no twist， neutron star humans become OP for no apparent reason （other than losing some historic cultural constraints）， God at the End of Time not explained （and therefore the entire Olyix crusade also not explained）， Santuary Star thread not concluded。Kandara's final battle with Cancer was anticlimatical。Ollie and the rest of the Southwark Legion were essentially disposable padding。Even before the Olyix were revealed as hostile， it never made any sense that they stopped at Ea Disappointing end - no twist， neutron star humans become OP for no apparent reason （other than losing some historic cultural constraints）， God at the End of Time not explained （and therefore the entire Olyix crusade also not explained）， Santuary Star thread not concluded。Kandara's final battle with Cancer was anticlimatical。Ollie and the rest of the Southwark Legion were essentially disposable padding。Even before the Olyix were revealed as hostile， it never made any sense that they stopped at Earth to 'buy' energy from the human race for their ship when they could simply have harvested it from the Sun。 。。。more
Darren
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The short review。。。 well， ended up reading this quite quickly。 Not quite couldn't put it down。。。 but almost。Longer review。。。 probably will go on my website， but will link here when I do。 The short review。。。 well， ended up reading this quite quickly。 Not quite couldn't put it down。。。 but almost。Longer review。。。 probably will go on my website， but will link here when I do。 。。。more
Stefan
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（review for entire salvation sequence）I really enjoyed this series， in some ways it was a lot like the commonwealth saga， but somehow both tighter and bigger。 Tighter because I felt like the back story and world building was more relevant and more interesting， and bigger because it covered more time and distance and technology evolution。 Great characters too。Ratings are tough - 5-star is reserved for "the most mind blowing books I've ever read"， whereas this series was just "highly enjoyable and （review for entire salvation sequence）I really enjoyed this series， in some ways it was a lot like the commonwealth saga， but somehow both tighter and bigger。 Tighter because I felt like the back story and world building was more relevant and more interesting， and bigger because it covered more time and distance and technology evolution。 Great characters too。Ratings are tough - 5-star is reserved for "the most mind blowing books I've ever read"， whereas this series was just "highly enjoyable and would recommend to anyone"。 。。。more
Kirk Coco
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 What a finish to one of the best sci-fi series I’ve had the pleasure to read。 Not since the Foundation Trilogy have I read a series with span and depth of this level。 Of course… there is still a door left ajar for a 4th book。 I hope！
Jeremy
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4。5 stars。 A fitting， thrilling end to the trilogy。 Books 1 and 3， particularly， are chock full of interesting ideas and characters。
Florin Constantinescu
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The Salvation trilogy is over and the saints are finally home。 As far as Hamilton trilogies go， this one was the most peculiar， but also the one I enjoyed the least。The most peculiar， in that compared to his earlier massive works （Night's Dawn， Void， etc） each of the books in this trilogy has a different flavor to it。 The first tasted of on-earth-near-future-techno-thriller （yuck！）， the second of cyberpunk （meh！） and this last one of hard-science-fiction （okay！）。It is the one I enjoyed the least The Salvation trilogy is over and the saints are finally home。 As far as Hamilton trilogies go， this one was the most peculiar， but also the one I enjoyed the least。The most peculiar， in that compared to his earlier massive works （Night's Dawn， Void， etc） each of the books in this trilogy has a different flavor to it。 The first tasted of on-earth-near-future-techno-thriller （yuck！）， the second of cyberpunk （meh！） and this last one of hard-science-fiction （okay！）。It is the one I enjoyed the least in that compared to his earlier works， this trilogy has the least appealing cast of characters， the least exciting plot， the least traditional space-opera tropes， and definitely the least satisfying conclusion。Perhaps Hamilton was trying his hand at "something else" and， once satisfied with this experiment， he will return to more exciting space-opera novels next。 。。。more
Streator Johnson
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Peter's books are always good though this conclusion to the Salvation trilogy seems a little tired and is certainly not my favorite series by him。 Peter's books are always good though this conclusion to the Salvation trilogy seems a little tired and is certainly not my favorite series by him。 。。。more
Laura
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4。5 stars。 I loved this one， very satisfying。
Michael Duff
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Most of the time Hamilton mixes the excruciating detail with awesome bits of cinematic alien wow stuff， but this series was just tedious。 The posthumans were so advanced， you had no way to interpret the tension。Our magic alien superweapon stopped working！ Oh， now it's working again so we win。With no concept of the relative strength of forces or the magical godlike capabilities of either side， there was no way to track the action or give anything a sense of scale。Everybody is so group mind superc Most of the time Hamilton mixes the excruciating detail with awesome bits of cinematic alien wow stuff， but this series was just tedious。 The posthumans were so advanced， you had no way to interpret the tension。Our magic alien superweapon stopped working！ Oh， now it's working again so we win。With no concept of the relative strength of forces or the magical godlike capabilities of either side， there was no way to track the action or give anything a sense of scale。Everybody is so group mind superconscious superbeing， good guys and bad guys， there's no way to put things in a human context and relate to it once they leave London。The London street level stuff under the shield was good， super spoiled humans watching their hyperadvanced smart houses slowly shut off and shut down。 I like the idea that there can be scarcity conditions even in a world of food printers and portals， so I'll give it credit for that。 。。。more
will。
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amazing ending to an amazing series！
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