Series: Die Salvation #1
Links: Amazon • TBD • Goodreads
Publication Date: September 4, 2018
Source: ARC from publisher (via Netgalley)
In 2204, humanity is expanding into the wider galaxy in leaps and bounds. A new technology of linked jump gates has rendered most forms of transporation–including starships–virtually obsolete. Every place on earth, every distant planet mankind has settled, is now merely a step away from any other. And all seems wonderful…until a crashed alien spaceship is found on a newly-located world 89 light years from Earth, harboring seventeen human victims. And of the high-powered team dispatched to investigate the mystery, one is an alien spy…
Bursting with tension and big ideas, this standalone series highlights the inventiveness of an author at the top of his game, as the interweaving story lines tell us not only how humanity arrived at this moment, but also the far-future consequences that spin off from it.
Alright, I’ve been putting off writing this review for a couple days, but I think that I finally need to just do it. It’s hard because, while I wanted to love this book, I just didn’t. I might think that something’s wrong with me — after all, I haven’t enjoyed most of what I’ve read recently — if I wasn’t 100% in love with a book I’m currently beta reading. But anyway.
I would consider myself a fan of Peter F. Hamilton. I’ve previously read both the Void trilogy and The Abyss Beyond Dreams, which are set in his Commonwealth universe. I honestly adored both and was fully expecting to have the same feelings about Salvation. Maybe I wasn’t in a sci-fi mood, or maybe I just wasn’t in a Salvation mood, but as much as I wanted to like this book, it really fell flat for me. I didn’t hate it, I just didn’t really feel much of anything for it.
As usual for Hamilton’s books, we’re all over the place. The book takes place over many years, over many continents and planets, and involves a whole lot of people. And also, as usual, everything is connected. The problem is that I never really felt any connection to any of the characters. I also felt that the book was unnecessarily long and ended up skimming a lot of the chapters.
I know that this review sounds pretty negative for a book that I gave three stars, so I feel like I should say again that I didn’t actually dislike this book. I think that people who read a lot of sci-fi would probably enjoy it. It’s a slow start to a new universe, but given what I know about Hamilton’s writing, I’m sure that it’ll all be worth it in the end.
Have you read Salvation? Are you a fan of Peter F. Hamilton?
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The Bibliophagist 
Hmm thank you for the review. This sounds interesting!
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It definitely was interesting! If you’re into sci-fi, you should read it! 🙂
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Thanks! Perhaps another one to add to the pile! 😆
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This definitely sounds like a book I would like. I guess I have another one for the never ending list.
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I know that feeling! My list is about eighteen miles long at this point. I hope you like this one whenever you get the chance to read it!
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Mannnn. Had hopes for this one
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His other books are really good though!
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Awww I am bummed for you. I found that any fantasy book I was reading I kind of hated… so I switched genres and wound up loving one of the books I put aside. Maybe that will help?
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It might help! I’m reading some historical fiction right now and getting pretty into it. After that, I think I’m going to do a contemporary YA since those are usually pretty good at pulling me out of slumps.
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