Pandora's Star
Aug 2009 · Commonwealth Saga Book 1 · Pan Macmillan
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Pandora's Star is the first part of Peter F. Hamilton's epic Commonwealth Saga duology – a fantastic galaxy-spanning novel from the master of space opera. For fans of Iain M. Banks and Alastair Reynolds.
At the edge of the galaxy something awakens – and it's coming for us . . .
Earth AD 2329: Humanity has colonized over four hundred planets, all interlinked by wormholes. For the first time in mankind's history there is peace. Then a star over a thousand light years away suddenly vanishes, imprisoned inside a force field of immense size. Yet who – or what – has that sort of technology? And what could this mean for us? Only a faster-than-light starship, captained by ex-NASA astronaut Wilson Kime, can reach that distance to investigate.
For Wilson, getting inside the force field could be easy. It may be harder to stop something else from getting out.
What if there was a very good reason to seal off an entire star system?
The Commonwealth Saga duology concludes with Judas Unchained.
'The best book Hamilton has written in years' - Guardian
'Anyone who begins this won’t be able to put it down' - Publishers Weekly
At the edge of the galaxy something awakens – and it's coming for us . . .
Earth AD 2329: Humanity has colonized over four hundred planets, all interlinked by wormholes. For the first time in mankind's history there is peace. Then a star over a thousand light years away suddenly vanishes, imprisoned inside a force field of immense size. Yet who – or what – has that sort of technology? And what could this mean for us? Only a faster-than-light starship, captained by ex-NASA astronaut Wilson Kime, can reach that distance to investigate.
For Wilson, getting inside the force field could be easy. It may be harder to stop something else from getting out.
What if there was a very good reason to seal off an entire star system?
The Commonwealth Saga duology concludes with Judas Unchained.
'The best book Hamilton has written in years' - Guardian
'Anyone who begins this won’t be able to put it down' - Publishers Weekly
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4.5
130 reviews
Raymond Lindsay
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July 12, 2019
ok, so really good story with so much bumbfluff. the book could been half the size honestly .its like they had a great idea but decided to make it a series....ffs I honestly will not buy the rest as its ruined by the over worded explanation of everything. get on with the story dam it
Benjamin Street
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August 25, 2014
I had this book in paperback and loved it but for some reason my digital copy had no apostrophes or speech marks making it a real chore to read. Not something easily overlooked considering it's size.
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Guy Simon
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September 15, 2020
When I first bought Pandora's Star I was a little apprehensive about it.. For the first few chapters I was worried that it was overly embellished and wordy.. My days was I wrong! I found myself fully captivated and ended up finishing it in 2 and a half days,hungry for the next installment. A completely mind-blowing and fantastic read. The characters are well written and intricate with a plot that Twista and turns leaving you breathless. Brilliant!
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About the author
Peter F. Hamilton was born in Rutland in 1960 and now lives in Somerset. He began writing in 1987, and sold his first short story to Fear magazine in 1988. He has written many bestselling novels, including the Greg Mandel series, the Night’s Dawn trilogy, the Commonwealth Saga, the Void trilogy, The Chronicle of the Fallers, the Salvation Sequence, short story collections and several standalone novels including Fallen Dragon and Great North Road.
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