The Dreaming Void (The Void Trilogy, Book 1) | 
| Author: Peter F. Hamilton
Publisher: Del Rey
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 10328
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 640
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Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.7 x 2.1
ISBN: 0345496531
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780345496539
ASIN: 0345496531
Publication Date: March 25, 2008
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Reviewers exhaust superlatives when it comes to the science fiction of Peter F. Hamilton. His complex and engaging novels, which span thousands of years–and light-years–are as intellectually stimulating as they are emotionally fulfilling. Now, with The Dreaming Void, the eagerly awaited first volume in a new trilogy set in the same far-future as his acclaimed Commonwealth saga, Hamilton has created his most ambitious and gripping space epic yet.
The year is 3589, fifteen hundred years after Commonwealth forces barely staved off human extinction in a war against the alien Prime. Now an even greater danger has surfaced: a threat to the existence of the universe itself.
At the very heart of the galaxy is the Void, a self-contained microuniverse that cannot be breached, cannot be destroyed, and cannot be stopped as it steadily expands in all directions, consuming everything in its path: planets, stars, civilizations. The Void has existed for untold millions of years. Even the oldest and most technologically advanced of the galaxy’s sentient races, the Raiel, do not know its origin, its makers, or its purpose.
But then Inigo, an astrophysicist studying the Void, begins dreaming of human beings who live within it. Inigo’s dreams reveal a world in which thoughts become actions and dreams become reality. Inside the Void, Inigo sees paradise. Thanks to the gaiafield, a neural entanglement wired into most humans, Inigo’s dreams are shared by hundreds of millions–and a religion, the Living Dream, is born, with Inigo as its prophet. But then he vanishes.
Suddenly there is a new wave of dreams. Dreams broadcast by an unknown Second Dreamer serve as the inspiration for a massive Pilgrimage into the Void. But there is a chance that by attempting to enter the Void, the pilgrims will trigger a catastrophic expansion, an accelerated devourment phase that will swallow up thousands of worlds.
And thus begins a desperate race to find Inigo and the mysterious Second Dreamer. Some seek to prevent the Pilgrimage; others to speed its progress–while within the Void, a supreme entity has turned its gaze, for the first time, outward. . . .
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Enjoyable Read July 6, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I wasn't sure what to make of Peter F. Hamilton's return to the Commonwealth. I was glad that I did read the book. The Commonwealth is fully realized that you can forget that it is fictional - it seems to have a life of it's own. I did not enjoy the Waterwalker part of the story at first. As the book progresses, it becomes even more interesting than the Commonwealth part.
A very enjoyable read.
 Void Dreaming June 18, 2008
I will say that the dreams were tedious until looked at in a larger context. In Pandora's star many of the story lines were pointless until the second book and the dreams have to be seen the same way.
Very engrossing.... June 18, 2008
The Dreaming Void was an excellent continuation of Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained. Hamilton uses the same back and forth between multiple story lines that keep the action growing and moving along. The new technologies are as entertaining as the old. Highly reccommended!!
A reading experience I enjoyed June 13, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I had a great reading experience with this book. Dreaming Void was one of those books that I looked forward to whatever free time I would have to get back into the story and see where it goes. The universe Hamilton created and multitude of viewpoints was something that kept me hooked. In a nutshell, the imagination / creativity captured in the story was great for me.
This book steps so far forward in time to the last books in the same universe (Pandor's Star, Judas Unchained) that Hamilton has the freedom to make whatever assumption he wants with the storyline and technology and it is believable. It has a series of story lines that some may find confusing, I found it enticing.
As this book was never sold as a sequel to those books, I have no qualms that this story's pace and style is different than the previous 2 books in this universe (and it is, clearly the book has Hamilton's style stamp, but the story and pace is more laid back). All that matters to me is that as I was reading this book, I looked forward to not only learning more about the universe and what it was like, but learning more about the story that I was in the midst of. For me, the book was my definition of a 'page turner'... I was actively engaged and enjoyed the book beginning to end.
My advice, dig in and enjoy this book! I look forward to the rest of the series.
Need to read it again June 12, 2008
I sort of liked this book, but I need to read it again, now that I better understand the relative importance of the various characters. I didn't like the "dream" sequences, if that is what they are, but they are probably important, thus on the second reading I will have to pay more attention. I feel a little overwhelmed at this point, like when I read Dune the first time. Seems like this author is going to be a big-time player in sci-fi over the long run.
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