Salvation

Peter F. Hamilton


Engels | 30-06-2018 | 544 pagina's

9781447281344

Paperback / softback


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Peter F. Hamilton has produced something extraordinary with this amazing opening volume of a mind-blowing trilogy. In the future, human lifespans have been extended indefinitely and Earth is a comparative paradise. But it's about to go so wrong . . .

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AD 2204
An alien shipwreck is discovered on a planet at the very limits of human expansion – so Security Director Feriton Kayne selects a team to investigate. The ship’s sinister cargo not only raises bewildering questions, but could also foreshadow humanity’s extinction. It will be up to the team to bring back answers, and the consequences of this voyage will change everything.

Back on Earth, we can now make deserts bloom and extend lifespans indefinitely, so humanity seems invulnerable. We therefore welcomed the Olyix to Earth when they contacted us. They needed fuel for their pilgrimage across the galaxy – and in exchange they helped us advance our technology. But were the Olyix a blessing or a curse?

THE FAR FUTURE
Many lightyears from Earth, Dellian and his clan of genetically engineered soldiers are raised with one goal. They must confront and destroy their ancient adversary. The enemy caused mankind to flee across the galaxy and they hunt us still. If they aren’t stopped, we will be wiped out – and we’re running out of time.

Beschrijving

AD 2204
An alien shipwreck is discovered on a planet at the very limits of human expansion – so Security Director Feriton Kayne selects a team to investigate. The ship’s sinister cargo not only raises bewildering questions, but could also foreshadow humanity’s extinction. It will be up to the team to bring back answers, and the consequences of this voyage will change everything.

Back on Earth, we can now make deserts bloom and extend lifespans indefinitely, so humanity seems invulnerable. We therefore welcomed the Olyix to Earth when they contacted us. They needed fuel for their pilgrimage across the galaxy – and in exchange they helped us advance our technology. But were the Olyix a blessing or a curse?

THE FAR FUTURE
Many lightyears from Earth, Dellian and his clan of genetically engineered soldiers are raised with one goal. They must confront and destroy their ancient adversary. The enemy caused mankind to flee across the galaxy and they hunt us still. If they aren’t stopped, we will be wiped out – and we’re running out of time.

Details

EAN :9781447281344
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Uitgever :Palgrave Macmillan
Publicatie datum :  30-06-2018
Uitvoering :Paperback / softback
Taal/Talen : Engels
Hoogte :198 mm
Breedte :130 mm
Gewicht :330 gr
Status :Geen voorraad bij distributeur
Aantal pagina's :544
Reeks :  The salvation sequence
Keywords :  sciencefiction;romans

Meesterschap
Sci-fi

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 :)


Door Gert De Bie vandaag