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The acclaimed Peter Hamilton's standalone SF adventure Fallen Dragon sees him taking a breather after the immense, galaxy-spanning Night's Dawn trilogy, with a tauter story of future skirmishing in a mere few solar systems.
Centuries hence, despite faster-than-light travel, human interstellar exploration is stagnating. There's not enough money in it for the vast controlling companies such as Zantiu-Braun, now reduced to extracting profits via "asset realisation"--plundering established colonies that can't withstand Earth's superior weapons tech.
Lawrence Newton's childhood dreams were all about space exploration. Now he's just another Z-B squaddie, trained to use the feared, half-alive "Skin" combat biosuits, which offer super-muscles, armour and massive firepower, all queasily hooked into the wearer's bloodstream and nervous system. Commanding a platoon in Z-B's raid on planet Thallspring, Lawrence has secret plans to make off with a rumoured alien treasure.
But Thallspring resistance is unexpectedly tough, thanks to locals such as Denise Ebourn who have mysterious access to neuro-electronic subversion gear far subtler and perhaps more dangerous than Skin. Meanwhile, how fictional are the stories Denise tells her school pupils, about a fabled Empire that ruled our galaxy for a million years before becoming... something else?
Hamilton excels at violent action, but not with the dreadful simplicity of space opera. Despite his role in the explosive Thallspring situation, Lawrence genuinely hopes to avoid bloodshed--while Denise's lofty idealism results in chilling atrocities, and even Z-B may be less cruel and monolithic than it seems.
A breakneck interstellar chase leads to a satisfying finale and an unexpected romantic twist. This is solid, meaty SF entertainment. --David Langford --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Born in a colony world in 2310, Lawrence Newton hankered after the golden era of starships exploring the galaxy. But the age of human starflight was drawing to a close, so this hot-heated teenager ran away from home in search of adventure . Twenty years later, he's the sergeant of a washed-out platoon taking part in the bungled invasion of another world. The giant corporations call such campaigns 'asset realization', but in practice it's simple piracy. While he's on the ground, being shot at and firebombed by local resistance forces, Lawrence hears stories about the Temple of the Fallen Dragon -- and a sect devoted to the worship of a mythical creature that fell to the ground millennia ago. More importantly, its priests are said to guard a hoard of treasure large enough to buy lifelong happiness -- which information prompts him to mount a private-enterprise operation of his own.
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Like all Hamilton stories, it's not the writing style that will capture your heart. It is the story.
Any fan of the 'Night's Dawn Trilogy' will find this book instantly likeable, due to Hamilton's trademark consistency with technological detail. But its strongest point comes through the book's main protagonists. They become humane and likable as you follow their stories across different periods of their lives.
Fans of 'Night's Dawn' may find that some of the technologies in Fallen Dragon are simply old concepts that have been given new names. But don't be put off by this, as Hamilton's real talent is for characterisation and story-telling. And the love story in this book puts many romance novels to shame.
Anyone who was moved by the emotional roller-coaster that was 'Reality Dysfunction' will undoubtedly be touched by Fallen Dragon. If you can forgive the sometimes-tedious detailing of this book, you'll be absorbed in a very decent plot that was created from a very good idea and has been told in a very touching manner.
Like all Hamilton stories, it's not the writing style that will capture your heart. It is the story.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Once more Peter F Hamilton transports the reader into the future, with an intricate and detailed plot that sucks you in and doesnt disappoint.
The authors imagination of the technological innovations of the future is quite exceptional. Succeeding in being completely believable and totally cool!
The social ramifications of these changes give the technology an even more believable slant. And his ability to keep one interested in seemingly completely unrelated subplots, which give you a background in how things got to where they got is just awesome!
Do not be put off by the technological jargon, this book is a rip roaring read, with blood, guts, love, hate, heroes and evil dudes galore!
If you havent read the 'Nights Dawn Trilogy' Do it NOW, P F Hamilton is essential reading for anyone who is remotely interested in Sci Fi, this boy has a fantastic imagination! When is the next one coming out?
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"Fallen Dragon" is an epic space opera with a positive plethora of good, unusual ideas. The plot is a mosaic of separate viewpoints and timelines in a 24th century universe where large corporations are major powers involved in piracy on worlds settled by colonists. Faster-than-light travel has shrunk the distances between planets and systems, but attacking corporate forces and revolutionary settlers have very different outlooks, which support the tension throughout the narrative.
The novel centres on a corporate soldier and former idealist, Lawrence Newton, whose experiences provide the fulcrum for the novel which otherwise suffers from a lack of characterisations, in places. Other characters' cardboard cut-out attitudes with insufficiently illustrated justifications occasionally interrupt the flow of the tale. Nonetheless, this novel provides something for action-adventure fans along with hard-core sci-fi nuts and lovers of epic alternate societies, which is a hard act to follow.
The novel centres on a corporate soldier and former idealist, Lawrence Newton, whose experiences provide the fulcrum for the novel which otherwise suffers from a lack of characterisations, in places. Other characters' cardboard cut-out attitudes with insufficiently illustrated justifications occasionally interrupt the flow of the tale. Nonetheless, this novel provides something for action-adventure fans along with hard-core sci-fi nuts and lovers of epic alternate societies, which is a hard act to follow.
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Another superb read
A fantastic read from start to end. Another Hamilton masterpiece. Would love to read the further exploits of Lawrence Newton, considering the transport facilities available to... Read more
Published 4 days ago by Tony Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good read.
Couldn't put it down. Use of flashbacks to assemble the story was interesting but sometimes frustrating to an impatient reader.
Published 1 month ago by S. Y. Loh
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very good
a very good read and who dun it by peter f Hamilton, who continues to come up with new alternate realities for the future
Published 2 months ago by I. Smith
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Unputdownable
Complex themes, and thoughtful scenarios of a possible future. Weaved a fascinating story around the central character. Read more
Published 2 months ago by R. Gilmartin
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Not great
I ignored the negative reviews of 'Great North Road' and was pleasantly surprised. This encouraged me to ignore the negative reviews of 'Fallen Dragon'. Big mistake. Read more
Published 2 months ago by M. Cooper
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not one of Peter Hamilton's best efforts
I really enjoyed the Void Trilogy and the Commonwealth Saga. These are big canvases that swept the reader along with their page turning and imaginative stories. Read more
Published 3 months ago by David Blake
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A new addition to my favourite authors list.
This is only the second of Peter F Hamilton's novels I have read (the first was Great North Road) and I enjoyed it immensely. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Sue in the Fylde
4.0 out of 5 stars
quite liked
Dragged on a bit towards end as it seemed to be struggling for a way to end satisfactorily. Several twists to plot
Published 4 months ago by MRS R F BARNES
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Hamilton @ it's best.
Hamilton is very consistent in the Universes he creates. Storytelling is always compelling and abides to his favourite style of developing several plot lines and characters that... Read more
Published 4 months ago by joao carlos
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Another good story.
Very readable. My sister finished this book in record time, and I'm finding it hard to put down too. Another Hamilton winner.
Published 4 months ago by Mr. C. Finlayson
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