Pandora's Star Pandora's Star
Book 1 - The Commonwealth Saga

Pandora's Star

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Publisher Description

“An imaginative and stunning tale of the perfect future threatened . . . a book of epic proportions not unlike Frank Herbert’s Dune or Isaac Asimov’s Foundation trilogy.”—SFRevu

The year is 2380. The Intersolar Commonwealth, a sphere of stars, contains more than six hundred worlds interconnected by a web of transport “tunnels” known as wormholes. At the farthest edge of the Commonwealth, astronomer Dudley Bose observes the impossible: over one thousand light-years away, a star . . . disappears. Since the location is too distant to reach by wormhole, the Second Chance, a faster-than-light starship commanded by Wilson Kime, a five-times-rejuvenated ex-NASA pilot, is dispatched to learn what has occurred and whether it represents a threat.

Opposed to the mission are the Guardians of Selfhood, led by Bradley Johansson. Shortly after the journey begins, Kime wonders if the crew of the Second Chance has been infiltrated. But soon enough he will have other worries. Halfway across the galaxy, something truly incredible is waiting: a deadly discovery whose unleashing will threaten to destroy the Commonwealth . . . and humanity itself.

“Should be high on everyone’s reading list . . . You won’t be able to put it down.”—Nancy Pearl, NPR

“Recommended . . . A large cast of characters, each with his own story, brings depth and variety to this far-future saga.”—Library Journal

GENRE
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
RELEASED
2004
March 2
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
768
Pages
PUBLISHER
Random House Worlds
SELLER
Penguin Random House Canada
SIZE
10
MB

Customer Reviews

Rene Brems ,

Brilliantly epic

A superb space opera that will keep you turning pages till the wee hours of the morning. A perfect blend of action, drama and mystery, Pandora's Star is Hamilton at his very best.

Fastcat3255 ,

Slow paced

The story was interesting enough that I was able to finish the book but there were quite a few times through out the book that the extremely slow pace almost made me nod off and although I do admit I'm not a reader that enjoys extreme detail which some readers do I did find myself skipping over numerous pages in the book where it was purely descriptive and added absolutely not to the storyline or character development. It would have been a lot more enjoyable for me had the author made the story a little more face paced. It is a far cry from Swan Song or Pet Cemetery, I could not get myself attached to any of the characters

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