The Evolutionary Void

[Uzzy]

So, Peter F Hamilton's 'The Evolutionary Void' just came out, and I finished it off over the weekend. First thoughts..

Wow. Exemplary end to the trilogy, with him really showing off his excellent skill at writing epic space opera. More detailed thoughts, and spoilers below!

Spoiler:

I was amazed at how well he wrapped all the plot lines together, with everyone converging in the void. Plot twists, while still surprising, are signposted a tiny bit before hand, so there's no sense of things creeping up out of nowhere. The Deterrence Fleet is just as badass as everyone thought it'd be, but the solution to getting rid of it was equally brilliant.

The Accelerator Faction really proved to be great villains, with thoroughly insane plans and the ability to see them through to fruition, and it really feels like the 'good' guys have to work and sacrifice to get the victory they needed, though they still get a happy ending! Various characters get to be just as awesome as always, with High Angel and Paula Myo taking the cake. We even get little snippets of The Cat's crimes, and jeez.. I really, really shouldn't like her, but she's just too damn charismatic. And I like the bad girls. Plenty of characters from the The Commonwealth Saga pop up for cameos, which is always a nice bit of fan service, but thankfully you don't need to read them to follow along.

So, anyone else got through this one yet? Go get stuck into the Commonwealth Saga if you've not yet!

[Werthead]

I thought it was a strong ending, maybe his best ending to a multi-volume series to date. I was disappointed that a lot of characters seemed to end up sitting out half the action, but that did make it more straightforward.

Myself and Pat from Pat's Fantasy Hotlist and Mark from the Walker of Worlds blog have interviewed Peter F. Hamilton here.

[Werthead]

I thought it was a pretty strong ending to the series.

I teamed up with several other bloggers to interview Peter F. Hamilton here.

[Uzzy]

Good interview. I am happy to see that we are getting a Short Story collection with some Commonwealth characters, as really, I still think they've got stories to tell, especially the long lived ones like Paula, Cat etc. I wouldn't mind seeing some of Sheldon's explorations of another galaxy either.