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The Dreaming Void

Void, Book 1

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The Dreaming Void

By: Peter F. Hamilton
Narrated by: Toby Longworth
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About this listen

Will they find the utopian dream – or a galactic nightmare? From Peter F. Hamilton, The Dreaming Void is the first in an epic space opera trilogy. Set in his expansive Commonwealth universe, it is perfect for fans of Iain M. Banks and Stephen Baxter.

AD 3580. The Commonwealth has spread its civilization throughout the galaxy. Its citizens are privileged and protected by a powerful navy. And at the galaxy’s centre is the Void, a sealed universe created by aliens billions of years ago. Yet the Void isn’t inert. It’s expanding – and now it wants to make contact.

The Void chooses Inigo as its conduit and he channels dreams of a simpler, better life within its bounds. His visions attract followers – determined to seek this utopia. And they’ll cross the Void’s forbidden boundaries to reach it. However, this act could trigger push it to grow beyond all control . . . destroying everything in its path.

'Epic, multi-stranded, full of wonders' – SFX

The Dreaming Void is followed by The Temporal Void in this stunning trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton.

©2007 Peter F. Hamilton (P)2008 Macmillan Digital Audio Adventure Science Fiction Space Opera Fiction Interstellar Utopian

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Critic reviews

As epic and far-ranging as his previous bestsellers. Hamilton is the master of widescreen baroque (Guardian)
This is thrilling stuff . . . compulsively readable and abundantly full of ideas (The Times)
Unmissable (Starburst)
Powerfully addictive . . . and hugely satisfying (FantasyBookReview)
The Dreaming Void has all the things you hope for from a novel by Peter F. Hamilton . . . Hamilton is capable of superb writing, which you shall find in The Dreaming Void . . . [the] execution is simply wonderful. Hamilton is playing to his strengths. (The Agony Column)
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Peter F Hamilton just gets better and better, this is his first Commonwealth series book available on Audible. It basicaly contains two seperate books, a hard sci-fi book with lots of knowing winks to his previous Starflyer books and a medieval style fantasy tale, although of course somewhere down the line they will connect.

The charcters are excellenty drawn, and the plot is tight yet expansive. I particularly like the details he adds in some of the sub plots that makes the book come alive. Thoroughly recommended and cant wait for the next book (this being the first of a trilogy)

Superb

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I read the hardback of this novel last year and quite liked it and when I saw the audio book on Amazon I bought it to listen to in the car on the way to work and back. Superb! Absolutly superb. Toby Longworth adds a new dimension to the book, a different voice for each character and a lovely measured tone for the descriptions. I actually prefer it to the hardback and have now downloaded Iain Banks' Matter (from audible.co.uk) as it is also read by Toby Longworth.

As another reviewer said, this novel is part one in a series (book two is out October 2008) and blends space opera with a fantasy tale. It works too.

This audio book got me interested in audio books!

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Toby Longworth is the perfect narrator for Peter F Hamilton's latest sci-fi epic.
From the first few words I was hooked and drawn into the many stranded plot. The pace never flags and Toby's characterisation is engaging and entertaining.

Engagingly brilliant

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As good as a tale as you expect from PFH my only complaint was a couple of the voices.... what happened to Paula Myo her voice has changed into a bad Chris Eubank impression nothing like in the Commonwealth Saga where she sounded reasonable!

Good but...

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Another wonderful tale has begun and Peter Hamilton brings on the magic!
An intricate tale of two universes and lives so far apart. Each longing for a touch of the other and reaching out through time and space.

If dreams could come true! But what if they were?

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