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  • Night Without Stars

  • Chronicle of the Fallers, Book 2
  • By: Peter F. Hamilton
  • Narrated by: John Lee
  • Length: 26 hrs and 29 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,233 ratings)
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Night Without Stars

By: Peter F. Hamilton
Narrated by: John Lee
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Summary

Night Without Stars is the epic follow-up to The Abyss Beyond Dreams, and the stunning conclusion of the Chronicle of the Fallers duology from Peter F. Hamilton.

To prevent an invasion, she must start a revolution.

Part of the Commonwealth, the planet of Bienvenido is in crisis. They are battling the Fallers, a fearsome alien race who have now infiltrated every level of human society. Nowhere is safe – and no one can be trusted. 

Known as the ‘Warrior Angel’, a mysterious individual is leading a desperate resistance, aided by forbidden technology. Yet the technophobic government obstructs the Angel’s efforts at every turn. 

As Fallers prepare to attack from the skies, the odds seem impossible on the ground. However, astronaut Ry Evine has made a discovery. It could unlock powerful secrets of the Commonwealth – and prevent their annihilation. But time isn’t on humanity’s side . . .

©2016 Peter F. Hamilton (P)2016 Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd.

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Superb storytelling, great performance

John Lee is my favourite narrator by far. I have, in the past, bought books purely on the strength of him reading them. He does a superb job, as usual.

Hamilton, similarly, ranks very highly in my author pantheon. He seems to have the ability to push my buttons and evoke an emotional response to his story. Again, he didn't let me down.

Excellent.

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A Great Adventure

Peter F Hamilton via his superb Commonwealth series of books has become one
of my favourite science fiction authors. I was blown away by the first part
of the Fallers Chronicle sub-series of books that form part of the
Commonwealth saga and eagerly awaited the final part. In short, Night
Without Stars was an absolutely superb conclusion to this sub-series and
every bit worth the wait.

What I absolutely love about these stories is how Hamilton really takes the
reader on a journey. We see so much and travel to so many places in the
pages of this story that I find that the reader is immersed into the varied
and vivid worlds so skilfully depicted.

Anyone reading this review who has read the previous books in this series
can rest assured that this one is a real cracker and ranks right up there
with Hamilton's best work. Night Without Stars is an epic rip-roaring
adventure that will keep you hooked right from the start. I was unable to
put this book down and finished it in 3 days flat which translates to 8 plus
hours a day of listening!

Narration is provided by John Lee who has voiced most of Hamilton's books
which is also a welcome consistency. lee's narration is either one you love
or hate. Fortunately, I like it and although it can sound a little odd in
the style of its delivery, Lee is superbly competent.

Night Without Stars was a compelling, thrilling, exciting and addictive
read and I would highly recommend it. My hope for the future is that
Hamilton decides to continue the Commonwealth series so we can meet many of
our favourite and much loved characters once more while throwing some new
nasties into the mix.


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Excellent

Excellent way to round off what has been a 7 book epic saga. Going back to Pandoras Star to listen to then all again now :-)

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Very bad narration

What disappointed you about Night Without Stars?

The narrator is terrible. I was really looking forward to this book being released, and decided to try the audio book as opposed to the real thing or an eBook. However the narration is so poor I could only stand it for a couple hours before having to give up. Very disappointing.

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good

The story is good but the order of the books are confusing , read these 2 books last

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Compelling Hamilton

Great story, well told by a master narrator.
Has made me look forward to the journey to work for the last couple of weeks.
Only issue is that my next Audible token is not due for another 10 days...

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I just want more!!

So so so disappointed - that it eventually had to end! I love these books.

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Superb story, superbly read.

On occasion the level of detail can be a little overwhelming but the result is outstanding.
listened to the last couple of hours unable to switch off, yet not wanting it to finish.

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Shatneresque performance

The narration had a weirdly Shatneresque feel to it. It takes a while to deal with the strange cadence and breathy speech patterns that Mr Lee cooks up for this audiobook.

Apart from rather too convenient set up for the conclusion of the story, a mostly entertaining listen.

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John Lee spoils another book

Great book, bad. Narrator. Who. Doesn't know. How, (big pause for no reason) to read a book (this is a new chapter with completely different characters on a whole new world but heck I'll just keep reading without even taking a breath) why why why did he have to be the one selected for my favourite books?

I am not the only person who does not like John Lee. Amazon, please take. Note. Have you actually listened to him???

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