Pandora's Star
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Pandora's Star

by Peter F. Hamilton

2004•Science fiction•896 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionadventurerobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, wide-ranging science-fiction novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

Critics have compared the engrossing space operas of Peter F. Hamilton to the classic sagas of such sf giants as Isaac Asimov and Frank Herbert. But Hamilton's bestselling fiction--powered by a fearless imagination and world-class storytelling skills--has also earned him comparison to Tolstoy and Dickens. Hugely ambitious, wildly entertaining, philosophically stimulating: the novels of Peter F.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionAdventureRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentary

Subjects

Interplanetary voyagesScience FictionSpace colonies

Details

Author
Peter F. Hamilton
Published
2004
Pages
896
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