Judas Unchained
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4.6 • 170 Ratings
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- £7.99
Publisher Description
The fate of the Commonwealth hangs in the balance as Chief Investigator Paula Myo hunts for the mastermind behind an intergalactic war in this stunning sequel to Pandora's Star.
Over centuries, humanity has been manipulated into a devastating conflict that threatens to destroy civilisation itself. As multiple worlds fall to the enemy and the true nature of the threat remains elusive, Paula Myo is tasked with uncovering the identity of the creature orchestrating this catastrophic war.
Meanwhile, Admiral Kime leads the Commonwealth's defence, wielding an arsenal of super-weapons against an equally formidable foe. But the question remains: has the top-secret defence project been compromised, or is the reality even more terrifying than imagined?
Judas Unchained is a sweeping space opera that concludes Peter F. Hamilton's epic Commonwealth Saga with a bang. This gripping tale of alien invasion, interstellar intrigue, and cutting-edge technology is a must-read for fans of science fiction at its most ambitious and immersive.
The Commonwealth Saga begins with Pandora's Star.
'If Pandora's Star represented a return to form, Judas Unchained is even better' – Guardian
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Set in the 24th century, bestseller Hamilton's richly satisfying space opera is less a sequel to Pandora's Star (2004) than the second half of one dauntingly complicated, wonderfully imagined novel. The diverse human Commonwealth is fighting back against the implacably hostile mass-mind Prime, while discovering that agents of another hostile alien force are sabotaging war efforts. In a multitude of subplots, Hamilton adroitly leaps from the struggles of one engaging, quirky character to another. Meanwhile, the main action expands and the super-scientific weapons become increasingly terrible. Then the story shifts focus and presents a moral question: if it's now possible to wipe out the Prime, is it permissible to commit genocide? Hamilton demonstrates that humans not only can shape huge masses of data to their own ends but also can recognize when to stop doing so. Some of the people manage to transcend their small, personal concerns sometimes. The density of detail may slow readers down, but the distinctive characters and the plot's headlong drive will pull them along. In more ways than one, this two-part work is monumental.
Customer Reviews
Awesome
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Awesome read
A very well thought out and written story, which blends a fantastical view of the future with the politics and commercialism that we experience today.
Kept me enthralled to the very last page.
Brilliant
Another brilliant episode in the trilogy