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Reddit mentions of Pandora's Star (The Commonwealth Saga Book 1)
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We found 11 Reddit mentions of Pandora's Star (The Commonwealth Saga Book 1). Here are the top ones.
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Release date | October 2006 |
Almost all of Peter F. Hamilton's books are like this. Huge plots that intermingle. Its not nearly as gory or as ummm unexpected as ASOIAF, but they are my favorite books. He also is one of the best futurists that I can think of to date. He does not get too crazy with future technology and strives to make sure that everything is plausible and makes sense. I highly recommend it
I would start with Pandora's star, its the first of the Commonwealth series. If you want some plot points I'll be happy to summarize.
If you didnt want to hop into a series right away, Fallen Dragon is a decent starter stand-alone so you can get into his work.There are a few less characters since its not as epic, but a really great read.
The Nights Dawn trilogy is pretty massive as well with even more 1st person views. I just finished it (1.2M words!!!) and while I loved it, the concepts were a bit out there. Its a great read tho.
I agree, everyone seems to suggest the same series of books by the same authors. But that's the echo chamber effect.
My favorite series that I never see represented is by Peter F. Hamiltion. The Commonwealth saga of books:
The entire series of books is very fast paced, but it's a space opera. He often spends 50 or so pages introducing a character not to be seen again until the next book. It's worth it though, Hamilton is great at tying up all those loose ends in ways you wouldn't think possible.
Hamilton is often recommended for his other trilogy - Night's Dawn. Personally, I felt that was very poorly done. For instance, the 2nd book has no outcome on the end events whatsoever. Plus, it's very much more typical for a space opera zombie book series. Not my cup of tea, so to speak.
Not classic but Peter F. Hamilton spins a good yarn.
Commonwealth Saga - A two parter that starts with Pandora's Star
The Void Trilogy - A trilogy that starts with The Dreaming Void. This is set in the same universe but many centuries after The Commonwealth Saga.
[The Commonwealth Saga]
[Void Trilogy]
[Mindstar Rising]
The Expanse Series: Definitely military. Very well done.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=the+expanse+series
Pandora Star: Well done. Far forward mainstream Sci-Fi. Book One of the Commonwealth Series. Possibly Hamilton's best. http://www.amazon.com/Pandoras-Star-Commonwealth-Peter-Hamilton-ebook/dp/B000FC1AFC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421719806&sr=8-1&keywords=pandora+star
Relayor isn't military - it's SWAT. Lots of action. Strong character development, interesting plot. Lots of surprises. A couple of new concepts that will blow you away.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HI4PA8S
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Pandora's Star by Peter F Hamilton.
Wormholes, immortality, brain downloading, lots of space opera. 5/5 stars from me, 4 stars from Amazon customers.
Pandora's Star is excellent if you have not read it. It's what happens if we discover life on a planet when we are a space-faring society.
If you don't mind a little science fiction, I'd say the Commonwealth Saga by Peter Hamilton.
The best responses to your points to me are found in, Peter Hamilton's Commonweath Series, and the brand new Bobiverse Series by Dennis Taylor and Ghost in the Shell. If you for some reason hate books, reading, and anime here is a quick TLDR: Just because the new you is a copy doesn't make it worthless, or makes death any less horrifying. Furthermore, the potential options are more than simply copying a brain before/during death. There's the whole nanite brain replacement Ship of Theseus issue starting from simple neural augmentation all the way to full on cybernetic replacement.
You'd really like the Bobiverse, it literally has entire genealogies of copies of one nerd, each with slightly different slowly diverging viewpoints which I found captivating and engaging.
Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained (sequel) are excellent