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The Temporal Void Audiobook
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Long ago, a human astrophysicist, Inigo, began dreaming scenes from the life of a remarkable human being named Edeard, who lived within the Void, a self-contained microuniverse at the heart of the galaxy. There, under the beneficent gaze of mysterious godlike entities, humans possessed uncanny psychic abilities, and Edeard's were the strongest of all. Equally strong was his determination to bring justice and freedom to a world terrorized by criminal violence and corruption.
Inigo's inspirational dreams, shared by hundreds of millions throughout the galaxy-spanning gaiafield, gave birth to a religion—Living Dream. But when the appearance of a Second Dreamer seemed to trigger the expansion of the Void—an expansion that is devouring everything in its path—the Intersolar Commonwealth was thrown into turmoil. With the adherents of Living Dream determined to set forth on a dangerous pilgrimage into the Void, interstellar war threatens to erupt.
With time running out, the fate of humanity hinges on a handful of people. There is Araminta, only now awakening to the unwelcome fact that she is the mysterious Second Dreamer—and to the dire responsibilities that go with it; Inigo, whose private dreams hint at a darker truth behind Edeard's legendary life; Paula Myo, the ruthless field operative of the Commonwealth, whose search for Araminta and Inigo is about to yield a most unpleasant surprise; and Justine, whose desperate gamble places her within the Void, where the godlike Skylords hold the power to save the universe...or destroy it.
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"Very Peter Hamiltonish if you have read any of his other books. Sure there is a story in there somewhere but the main attraction of the commonwealth sagas is the world Hamilton is inviting us to see. It is long because of the rich descriptions of almost everything which honestly does not contribute to the overall main story but as stated, telling a story is only one small point of reading the commonwealth saga."
— Jon (4 out of 5 stars)
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Fusing elements of hard SF with adventure fantasy tropes, Hamilton has singlehandedly raised the bar for grand-scale speculative storytelling.
— Publishers Weekly
The Temporal Void Listener Reviews
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Paul Magoon, 1/13/2019
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" Best book of the Void Trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton. Very well written and performed by the narrator "
— my asteroid, 12/5/2017 -
" A pretty hard read. Really enjoyed the storyline outside of the Void, and totally hated the storyline inside the Void. Unfortunately, the inside-Void storyline takes up a much larger portion of the book. Not sure if I'll read the conclusion of the trilogy ... "
— Marc, 2/20/2014 -
" I was so looking forward to reading this and it seemed to suffer so badly from being the book in the middle. It really came across as a long device that moved the plot forward just a little bit. There were some plot points expanded from void 1 but,,, to few and we seem to be moving to the authors favourite get out of jail free card, a character develops god like powers... Ah well, I'll still read the next one, but I won't be buying the hardback. "
— Grahambootle, 2/16/2014 -
" I liked this book more than the first one. There are portions that seem to have gone a bit slowly, but when I reached the end of the book I realized why it was written this way. Anxious to read the next book, I want to see how all of the various life stories shape up. "
— Karen, 2/3/2014 -
" Even better than the first, really great, super smart and every character has such a great voice with humor every which way. "
— Darren, 2/2/2014 -
" Loved this book. Particularly the story of Edeard the Waterwalker. Hamilton made magic work in fiction in a way I haven't read before (however, it still doesn't top my favorite treatment of magic, that of "fae" from C.S. Friedman's Coldfire trilogy). "
— Jeff, 1/6/2014 -
" Middenstuk van het drieluik. Goed boek. "
— Edelhart, 12/27/2013 -
" What can I say. Happily awaiting Book 3 of the Void series. "
— MJ, 12/27/2013 -
" The fantasy and SF aspects are coming together. Indeed, the fantasy aspects are not fantasy at all, but imaginative SF. "
— Kernos, 12/25/2013 -
" The pace of both strands of the story really pick up in this second volume, and where in the first volume I found the 'void' story slow, and was more interested in the 'commonwealth' story, the void story really picks up in this volume and was the most engaging part of the book. "
— Jim, 12/23/2013 -
" another monster of a book but engrossing. now to wait for book 3... "
— Tal, 12/5/2013 -
" A fantastic read and I can't wait to start the final part of the trilogy. What a author Peter Hamilton is, so glad to have found his work. "
— Justin, 11/20/2013 -
" This was good! I can't wait to see what's in store in the final book of the trilogy. "
— Abe, 10/29/2013 -
" It's Peter Hamilton space opera. "
— Trip, 6/24/2012 -
" The whole inside Void plot is ponderous. When I re-read this series, I just skip those chapters. The rest of the story makes up for that filling in the middle story and making your eager for final volume. "
— Simkine, 4/4/2012 -
" Feel like kicking Edeard! Go Araminta, Oscar! "
— Prashant, 2/17/2012 -
" What is reality anyway? Location Location Location...... no no REALITY dumb dumb not Realty.... "
— Christopher, 10/17/2011 -
" The story on Macathran (sorry about spelling I listened to the audiobook) was predominate in this, and I guess I cared less for it than the story outside of the void. "
— Sam, 10/9/2011 -
" DAMN! This is a very, very good book. "
— Ryan, 4/17/2011 -
" One of the best sequels ever. It's a masterpiece of pure sci-fi and pure fantasy, and they are about to mix... "
— Thomas, 4/13/2011 -
" This series continues to be good. "
— Geoff, 3/30/2011 -
" Easy to read, trashy science fiction. Pure joy. "
— Eric, 2/2/2011 -
" A good science read. Obviously the middle book of a trilogy, so things are left at loose ends, but it does set up well for the finale. "
— Jonathan, 11/19/2010 -
" Good job of filling in more details as the middle book in the series. Grand scifi with developed characters to keep it together. "
— Emmanuel, 11/16/2010 -
" Peter F. Hamilton again shows that you can be both a science fiction author and a literary virtuoso. "
— Daniel, 10/23/2010 -
" A bit too long, but the ideas in it are still very interesting. Hamilton still has problems creating good characters, but the scope and sense of epicness almost makes up for it. "
— Johan, 10/21/2010
About Peter F. Hamilton
Peter F. Hamilton is the author of numerous novels, including several series and stand-alone novels. He began writing in 1987 and sold his first short story to Fear magazine in 1988.
About John Lee
John Lee is the winner of numerous Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration. He has twice won acclaim as AudioFile’s Best Voice in Fiction & Classics. He also narrates video games, does voice-over work, and writes plays. He is an accomplished stage actor and has written and coproduced the feature films Breathing Hard and Forfeit. He played Alydon in the 1963–64 Doctor Who serial The Daleks.