- Hardcover: 659 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd; paperback / softback edition (2 Aug 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0743256719
- ISBN-13: 978-0743256711
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 5.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 628,544 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A Forest of Stars is book two of Kevin J Anderson's widescreen space opera "The Saga of Seven Suns", which began with Hidden Empire. The story so far is given in some detail for new readers. Briefly, unwise human tampering has roused the wrath of the near-invincible alien "hydrogues" who live within gas-giant planets, to the delight of the more humanlike Ildiran Empire who would love to see those bumptious Terrans taken down a peg. But soon the hydrogue clampdown on mining starship fuel from those gas giants threatens to bring ruin to the whole galactic economy, not just to humanity's corporate "Hanseatic League" and its breakaway factions.
Now it emerges that the hydrogue problem is a very old one, and that humans and Ildirans are minor players--"like field mice on a giant battleground"--in an ancient war of elementals. The awakened hydrogues (Air) are determined to finish the job of wiping out the helpless-seeming forest group-mind (Earth) already introduced in book one, and in this volume the representatives of Fire and Water begin to stir...
The slam-bang action follows many characters in many story strands. Independent human Roamers, mining fuel at frightful risk, come into conflict with the desperate League, which also feels forced into brutal oppression of its own colonies. A cruel, illicit Ildiran/human breeding experiment continues in secret. Sinister robots created by a vanished race plot their own enormities, while a matter-transmitter network built by that same race could be the answer to the fuel shortage. Dirty politics and unwilling marriages of convenience abound. Space fleets face impossible odds, whole planets are wrecked, and even suns are now at risk of oblivion.
It's all rip-roaring interstellar adventure with megadeaths aplenty, lashings of pyrotechnics, the occasional touch of romance and doom-laden forebodings of worse to come. Stay tuned for more of "The Saga of Seven Suns". --David Langford --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The titanic war between the elemental alien hydrogues and faeros continues to sweep across the Spiral Arm, extinguishing suns and destroying planets. Chairman Wenceslas and King Peter must now unify the human race with iron-fisted policies in a final bid to stand together -- or face total annihilation. But disparate civilizations are forging new alliances that threaten the old order. The Roamer and Theron clans will not yield their independence, and the new Mage-Imperator Jora'h now faces a threat that no other Ildiran leader has ever seen -- a civil war that could break apart the entire Empire.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Anderson's third installment in this amazing opera again makes for addictive reading. At first, one may think this series to be B rate at best. Aliens seemingly made from the elements themselves battling across the universe destroying entire planets and stars. But instantly upon opening the cover it becomes clear that this is anything but. With every single character having a story to tell and all the room needed in which to tell it, each book is several stories rolling together on a journey. With aliances forming between the roamers and Therons, the Ildiran empire in uphevel, the Hansa doing what a corporation does best, expanding, King Peter moving on the sly and the Wentals being their mysterious and cryptic selves, Anderson still finds the time leave the final page as a hugely unexpected twist from the world forest Verdani. This adventure gets better with every book. Indeed with every page.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Ok, firstly this is a very good book and I would highly recommend it to anyone who has got the first two (hidden empire & forest of stars). One small quibble I have is that some of the characters are just not interesting enough to care about (Orli Covitz or Admiral Stromo anyone) and the start of the book was a bit slower than I would have hoped for. However putting those minor irritations aside the rest of the book is superb, especially in the latter stages and of course the ending which leaves you with so many more questions and craving for the next book (why do we have to wait do long?!). And just to update other reviews the title of the next book is not 'an ocean of worlds', it is titled 'scattered suns' & the fifth instalment is entitled 'of fire and night'. Just check Anderson's website.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I anticipated Horizon Storms since i finished reading Forest of Stars. But having read it, I feel that it was a bit of a let down.
The characters are still finely wirtten and consistent with the other books, and, thankfully, they do not beocme bland and repeatative.
Overall, the book is fine. The characters are great, the concepts brilliant, but the plot twists are not as plentiful as in the other books although they are slightly unpredictable.
The plot also moves too slowly for my tastes. Also, unlike the other books, which i far prefer, the individual plot threads move along at a fast pace, but here they are seemingly at a standstill.
I think the plot of this book is too focused on moving along the plot as a whole as oppose to moving each part along and weaving them together.
This book is still a good book, don't get me wrong, but i don't think it messures up to the other books in the series, particularly Forest of Stars. That book ends with the promise of more of the same level of writing; a promise which, sadly, i feel is broken.
This book is still a good read, but again i look forward to the next book in the series (Ocean of Worlds). Unlike last time however, i hope i'm not as dissapointed
The characters are still finely wirtten and consistent with the other books, and, thankfully, they do not beocme bland and repeatative.
Overall, the book is fine. The characters are great, the concepts brilliant, but the plot twists are not as plentiful as in the other books although they are slightly unpredictable.
The plot also moves too slowly for my tastes. Also, unlike the other books, which i far prefer, the individual plot threads move along at a fast pace, but here they are seemingly at a standstill.
I think the plot of this book is too focused on moving along the plot as a whole as oppose to moving each part along and weaving them together.
This book is still a good book, don't get me wrong, but i don't think it messures up to the other books in the series, particularly Forest of Stars. That book ends with the promise of more of the same level of writing; a promise which, sadly, i feel is broken.
This book is still a good read, but again i look forward to the next book in the series (Ocean of Worlds). Unlike last time however, i hope i'm not as dissapointed
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Magnificent SF
The "Saga of Seven Suns", of which this is volume three, is, in my opinion, one of the best SF series of novels ever written - on a par with Asimov's Foundation series - being... Read more
Published 7 months ago by ChrisH
Horizon Storms Book 3 of 7
What Can I say FANTASTIC series. Fast paced well set out. One of the best series available in my book.
Published 9 months ago by trigger
Horizon Storms
Excellent book which just adds to the saga by introducing new characters and twists in the storyline as well as introducing extra depth to existing characters. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2009 by Gj Burney
Science Fiction in the style of LOST
I picked up both of the previous books to this one in a charity shop and, having run though them at a fair pace, stumped up and bought the third. Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2008 by Mr. D. M. Edwards
Should have been much shorter
First of all, there is no doubt that the Saga of Seven Suns is an excellent story, well written, good sub-plots and you want to know what happens. Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2007 by Chrisitan Bentzen
Super Saga!
I've been a fan of Kevin J. Anderson for a long time. I don't think i've read a book by him that I didn't enjoy. Horizon Storms (Saga of Seven Suns) is KJA at his best. Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2004 by Rui Ramalho
Horizon Storms - the Saga continues.........
The Saga of Seven Suns continues with Horizon Storms and if you liked the first two books (Hidden Empire and A Forest of Stars) this book is a must read. Read more
Published on 5 Aug 2004 by Mark Bradley
Brilliant Book - You MUST Read This Series
This is an absolutely CRACKING read and I can't wait for the follow up. If you enjoy Peter Hamilton and the "Night's Dawn" trilogy you will LOVE this series. Keep it up Mr. Read more
Published on 2 July 2004 by A. H. Ward
A brilliant book
one of those you cannot put down, long enough to get into the story but not too long to become boring, and the variation of characters and places keeps you on your toes.
Published on 14 April 2004
Still trash but addictive
While the first book lay around half read for months, this wasnt the case with the second. Yes Anderson is back with his horrible 3 page chapters, shallow characters, horribly... Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2003 by Mr. Vojta Camek
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