Judas Unchained
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4.6 • 304 Ratings
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Publisher Description
WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • “An interstellar suspense thriller . . . sweeping in scope and emotional range.”—San Antonio Express-News
In the star-spanning civilization known as the Intersolar Commonwealth, twenty-three planets have fallen victim to the Prime, a technologically advanced alien species genetically hardwired to exterminate all other forms of life. But the Prime is not the only threat. The Starflyer, an alien with mind-control abilities impossible to detect or resist, has secretly infiltrated the Commonwealth and is sabotaging the war effort. Is the Starflyer an ally of the Prime, or has it orchestrated a fight to the death between the two species for its own advantage? Caught between two deadly enemies, the fractious Commonwealth must unite as never before. This will be humanity’s finest hour—or its last gasp.
Praise for Judas Unchained, the sequel to Pandora’s Star
“Bristles with the energy of golden age SF, but the style and characterizations are polished and modern.”—SF Site
“You’re in for quite a ride.”—The Santa Fe New Mexican
“The reader is left breathless in amazement.”—SFRevu
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
Thank you
I became lost into the commonwealth. At times I had to force myself to stop reading. Such an outstanding work Very pleased that Mr. Hamilton did not leave out a thought provoking ending. I’m off now to the void trilogy. See you in a month.
A Masterpiece
Escape this world for a little time and welcome to the Commonwealth.
Doesn’t follow its own rules
In the first book an astronomer uses FTL travel (via wormhole) to observe the same event twice.
Then FTL ships get invented along with their travel speeds.
In this book that is ignored when convenient. Ships making FTL jumps in battle don’t see the same events play out twice, and they travel slower than the speed of light, taking 30s to go under one light second.
Also, every woman of note is hot, or at least very attractive except the porn star who is explicitly described as ugly.
There seems to be a lot of wish fulfillment in this whole series.