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	No Gods on Earth : An Emotional Family Drama set in Boston during World War Two (The Days of War Series Book 5) 4.56 avg rating — 131 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Talisman (The Talisman, #1)

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The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1)

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Jonathan said: " Awesome.

When I went through law school and then bar school I was forced to eject many vital tidbits of information that were taking up valuable space in my brain: my address, my year of birth, etc. I have no idea how Peter F. Hamilton holds all of t Awesome.

When I went through law school and then bar school I was forced to eject many vital tidbits of information that were taking up valuable space in my brain: my address, my year of birth, etc. I have no idea how Peter F. Hamilton holds all of this massive universe, its technology and characters in one noggin. He clearly does not remember his wife's birthday or his underwear size. We all have to make sacrifices.

The Reality Dysfunction is fun. Lots of fun. I flew through this book and forgave its flaws (there are some useless digressions but heck, I even enjoyed those). The action is incredible, the ideas are grand and the universe is relatively plausible. Hamilton's prose is not necessarily eloquent and sharp, but it is good. The story just powers through that.

I'll address most people's two biggest critiques of Reality Dysfunction. First, yes it's long. The edition sold in Canada is over 1200 pages. Second, some people are disappointed with what the spooky threat ends up being (hereinafter: the "Spolier Bit"). With respect to the length, I'm no editor, but I'm sure this could have been clipped a bit with only a positive result. However, a good story is a good story. I'm over that. With respect to the Spoiler Bit, it's a matter of personal choice. Some like it, some don’t. I know those two comments are not entirely helpful, but my point is that they should not detract from what is a kickass book.

In a nutshell, this is the first book in a huge space opera trilogy. It qualifies as "New Space Opera" with all the verisimilitude in the science that goes along with that relatively new term. The novel is set in the 26th and 27th centuries with much of the story happening in 2610 and 2611 within a group named the Confederation. A handy timeline at the start of the book is not only useful to following during your reading but gives you some background when you start. Humans have split into two groups: Edenists embrace the introduction of biotechnology into the human genome and all the wacky consequences and Adamists stick to mechanical and cybernetic technology. Adamists are less well off to Edenists, a group with is comparable to Iain M. Banks' Culture on some levels. There is a whole chunk of religious, political and technological interest in the book, but the real story comes in the form of an unknown invader that is threatening first a planet in the Confederation and then perhaps even beyond.

I'm very excited to continue onto the next volume, The Neutronium Alchemist. ...more "

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Feb 14, 2011 08:27AM

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Feb 10, 2011 06:37AM

Loved that LOTR review! Thanks for the friend invite!

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Feb 09, 2011 09:20PM

Thanks for the friendvite and kind words Johnathan. I look forward to seeing you around

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Feb 09, 2011 12:29PM

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message 6: by Jonathan

Feb 09, 2011 12:12PM

Lyndsey wrote: "WHAAA?! You don't like Ender's Game? And you call yourself a sci-fi fan. Please tell me that you at least like Star Wars. I mean for Pete Mayhew's sake - you were born in 1977, weren't you?! ;)

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1. I adore Star Wars of course.
2. You were hooked on Ender's Game as a little girl. Therein lies your answer. If I had read it when I was 10 I may have loved it!

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Feb 09, 2011 11:54AM

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Feb 08, 2011 02:10PM

WHAAA?! You don't like Ender's Game? And you call yourself a sci-fi fan. Please tell me that you at least like Star Wars. I mean for Pete Mayhew's sake - you were born in 1977, weren't you?! ;)

(I realize alot of people don't like Ender's Game or Star Wars but I got hooked as a little girl and 10-year old nerd affection is blind to all apparent flaws)

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