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by Kevin J. Anderson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 659 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd (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 (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 317,452 in Books (See Bestsellers 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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Third in Anderson's sprawling space-opera series (A Forest of Stars, 2003, etc.). Humans share the galaxy with a number of intelligent races: the ancient, quasi-magical Ildrians, the hydrogues, who live on gas giant planets, and the faeros, fiery creatures who live in the atmosphere of suns. The human race now faces annihilation as the faeros and hydrogues pursue a war that leaves entire solar systems snuffed out in its wake. Even so, independent factions of humanity resist the pleas of their leaders to close ranks against the alien enemies. Anderson deploys a huge cast of characters in a plot that piles complication upon complication. Behind-the-scenes political maneuvers, treachery and interstellar gunboat diplomacy are opposed by idealism, magical ancient philosophies, and sentient worldtrees. While the series has been compared to Robert Jordan's apparently endless Wheel of Time, the Star Wars movies (which Anderson has novelized) are equally plausible models. (Kirkus Reviews)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Can't see the Trees for the wars......., 3 Nov 2003
By Steve "---steve---" (Littlehampton) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Forest of Stars (Saga of Seven Suns) (Paperback)
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The first book was excellent and the second couldn't come soon enough. It turned out to be worth the wait.

The ruthless hydrogues continue the attacks on the Hanseatic League, the Roamers and the Ildiran Empire and it looks initially like it is a massive retalliation for the Klikiss Torch experiment that the Hanseatic League blundered arrogantly along with.
But as the book moves steadily onward, a more mysterious plot is exposed - new species appear and join the battle, an ancient galactic conflict on a scale incomprehensible to the humans, treachery and side swapping and genocide. Alongside this we have subterfuge and treachery amongst the humans and Ildirans amongst themselves and each other, plus fifth columnist robots, insurrections and the unexpected demise of many characters you have accrued great sympathy for.
There are some failings in this book however; some of the science is clearly rot, there is a sudden rush of new players that suddenly appear and I never like my key characters transmogrified into a new alien hybrid species - this always dissappoints a little. Also, setting the complex sub-storylines aside, the main theme you want to see resolved is the survival of the human cultures when up against so many powerful and ancient alien species and you know when you start this book that there will be no resolution by the end of the last page simply because the author has declared it to be a saga of many books from the outset. In this respect, it differs in expectation greatly from other famous sagas such as the superb Foundation saga by Isaac Asimov.

This book was a good read that was difficult to put down and it is frustrating to have to wait for the next book to be published.
I wish I discovered this series in 5 years time when the whole works were all published so i could have a continuous read!

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An epic among the Stars, 24 Jul 2005
This review is from: Horizon Storms (Saga of Seven Suns 3) (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.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars the suns are shining..., 21 Oct 2004
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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.
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4.0 out of 5 stars 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 4 months ago by Gj Burney

3.0 out of 5 stars 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 8 months ago by Mr. D. M. Edwards

2.0 out of 5 stars 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 19 months ago by Chrisitan Bentzen

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not the best so far
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. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2004 by haloanimalchin

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

4.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars 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. Read more
Published on 2 Jul 2004 by tonyward4

5.0 out of 5 stars 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 15 April 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars 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 8 Dec 2003 by Mr. Vojta Camek

5.0 out of 5 stars Humans: Oh so arrogant, oh so wrong
The waiting is over, Kevin J Anderson is back with his second instalment of The Saga of the Seven Suns and it’s well worth the wait. Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2003 by Mark

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