Exodus: The Helium Sea by Peter F. HamiltonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Book Description:
For millennia, the Crown Dominion has been at relative peace, with the Celestials in control and the human population little better than serfs. But now the Crown Dominion is facing a crisis of epic proportions – one that could change the balance of power in the Centauri Cluster forever – as an exiled faction that has been waiting for seven thousand years beyond the Helium Sea has returned to wreak their vengeance.
For Finn and his human allies, who have ended up at the centre of this conflict either through circumstance or manipulation, this is an unprecedented opportunity. If they can band together, they may be able to outwit the Celestials and finally earn their fellow humans a place of independence and power in the Crown Dominion. To achieve this, they must first locate and master ancient artefacts of immense power that could give them a much-needed edge in the conflict ahead. And all while ducking the forces that are determined to knock them off the board for good.
My Review:
Peter F. Hamilton is one of my Top 5 favorite SciFi authors, right up there with Iain M. Banks, Dan Simmons, Neal Asher, and Sheri S. Tepper. The things that come out of this guy's mind are just incomprehensible and I don't really know how he continues to top himself, but he does. This second book in his Exodus duology expands on the first book and levels the boom when it comes to action and mind-blowing otherworldly tech.
Exodus: The Helium Sea is filled with the usual tight writing that Hamilton is known for. Never one to paint himself in a corner like some authors we know, Hamilton always ties up his loose ends in not only satisfactory fashion, but most of the time brilliantly. And this book is no different in that regard, as all of the conflicts that arise in Exodus: The Archimedes Engine come to a head and are told in vivid detail as we go along on this wonderful space-hopping journey.
We finally get to see the mysteries laid out in book one reveal themselves tantalizingly, and it's a wonder to behold. I honestly had a hard time concentrating on anything else while I was immersed in this exciting space opera and there is no doubt that Hamilton has not lost his chops at all. There's nothing else to be said other that the Exodus duology is a masterful work of SF that reaffirms Peter F. Hamilton's place as one of the very greats in the genre. Whoever told you that he was slowing down or lost his touch is awfully mistaken. Can't wait for more!
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