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by Kevin J. Anderson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 736 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket Books; New edition edition (7 Jun 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0743430662
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743430661
  • Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 11.2 x 4.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,012 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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It has been five years since humanity's heady expansion among the stars came to an abrupt, and violent, halt. The emergence of the Hydrogues, an immensely powerful alien race dwelling within gas-giant planets, has placed the scattered colonies of the Terran Hanseatic League in jeopardy. With space travel heavily curtailed, and supplies of fuel dwindling, young King Peter and Chairman Basil Wenceslas, the harsh power behind the throne, have no choice but to impose strict rationing. But the Hydrogues are not the only enemies of humanity. The scheming Mage-Imperator, leader of the ancient Ildiran Empire, attempts to forge tangled alliances among all combatants in order to protect his failing civilization. The mysterious Klikiss robots, only remnants of an extinct race, continue to work their sinister plans while pretending to be friends and advisors to the Hanseatic League. And archaeologists Margaret and Louis Colicos -- whose discovery of an ancient alien weapon accidentally triggered the Hydrogue conflict -- have vanished on the abandoned world of Rheindic Co. Rlinda Kett and Davlin Lotze, sent to investigate the disappearance, soon realise that the Colicos' discoveries may lead to an incredible new way to travel between worlds...or to the awakening of enemies even more fearsome than the Hydrogues. Something of inestimable power must have been required to destroy the Klikiss race. Will humanity be next?


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Kevin J. Anderson has over 15 million books in print in 27 languages worldwide. He is the author of, among others, the X-FILES novels GROUND ZERO and the JEDI ACADEMY trilogy of STAR WARS novels - the three bestselling SF novels of 1994. He has also co-written the international bestselling prequels to Frank Herbert's monumental DUNE series. He has won, or been nominated for, many awards including the Nebula Award and the Bram Stoker Award.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Top Entertainment, 3 Aug 2004
By Graham "Grimmie" (Essex, England) - See all my reviews
Having read the first book (Hidden Empire), and loved it, I couldn't wait for the sequel. Forest of Stars continues in the same vein. Contrary to other opinion, I found the short chapters a refreshing change and it allowed me to read as little or as much as I wanted in one go. I also thought it meant the secrets of the story could be introduced bit by bit.

This story develops all the main characters, in particular the relationship between King Peter and the Chairman, and hints at more to come from the 'underdog' King.

Having introduced the Hydrogues in the first book, it is reassuring that these all-conquering baddies are not necessarily at the top of the food chain. I didnt mind a bit that their counterparts are elemental based (Why shouldn't they be ?) and this book sets the scene for more mysteries and battles in the books to come.

All in all, this continues the superb entertainment. Whilst the start of the book has a "Story so far" section and you could read it on its own, its best to read Hidden Empire first. It would be a shame to skip the detail in the universe built up by the author.

Its clear that the Saga of the Seven Suns is following the traditional "It gets worse before it gets better" storyline. I can't wait for the books to come and I recommend this to anyone who is a sucker for a good series and good Science Fiction.

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6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Earth, Air, Fire, Whatever!, 10 Jul 2004
By R. M. Lindley - See all my reviews
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I like the first installment of the Saga of Seven Suns a lot. Yes, the short chapters and frequent changes of viewpoint were unneccessary and disrupted the flow of the book, but the story moved at a good pace and threw up some interesting revelations at the end.

A Forest of Stars continues in a similar vein. I think the pithy nature of many of the (hundred plus!) chapters still interrupts the narrative, but the supercharged space opera of the story carries things along nicely. Until... the revelation that all the mysterious ancient alien races are essentially embodiments of the old alchemical tradition of the four elements (Earth, air, fire and water).

In a high tech space opera.

To me, it just didn't ring true, and spoilt the rest of the book (and probably series).

So 3 stars for the action, nothing for the background. Try The Praxis series by Walter Jon Williams for something a little less preposterous in the alien department.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Two-dimensional and simplistic, 15 May 2008
By Duncan E. Philps-tate "duncan" (England) - See all my reviews
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I'm afraid I disagree with the other (earlier) reviewers. This book has a thin plot despite jumping all over the place and a huge cast of characters who don't become more than 2-dimensional - mostly because the chapters are short and there isn't a lot of time to develop any emotional bond with any one character. Frankly, do I care about those who die or get captured? No, not really, they are just plot devices.

A typical section for me can be summarised as "X went here, found this, was shocked, went somewhere else. Meanwhile on the other side of the galaxy, Y went here, found this, was shocked, went somewhere else. Meanwhile..." Then at the end, invent a new super-race of aliens to save everyone and hang the next book on. If you like this breathless expository style, then buy the book. Personally, I won't be buying more of this series.

I thought this type of space opera went out with EE "Doc" Smith's Lensmen. Go read Peter Hamilton for something good.

By the way, it wasn't until I was well through the book that I realised the link by author to the Butlerian Jihad deep prequels to the Dune series (Anderson co-authored with Brain Herbert). My reaction to that trilogy was essentially the same - because the style is much the same. So I recommend that you judge the Saga of Seven Suns series together with that prequel series.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but may be running out of steam
This is a very good series of books. My only problem with it is KA is dumbing down by continually reminding the reader who the characters are. Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2006 by PJ Online

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
This is a great 2nd book, and continues the various storylines.
Cannot wait to get book 3.

Sci-fi at its best.

Published on 14 Sep 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the best book i have read
This book is great! Anderson has written a diverse and in depth cast of characters, and while this can be overwhelming in the first book by now they are all familiar faces. Read more
Published on 2 Jul 2004 by haloanimalchin

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