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Queens of An Alien Sun

Arkship Trilogy, Book 3

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Queens of An Alien Sun

By: Peter F. Hamilton
Narrated by: Elizabeth Klett
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Peter F. Hamilton presents Book 3 in the Arkship Trilogy.

©2022 Peter F. Hamilton (P)2022 Tantor Science Fiction Space Opera Fiction
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Really enjoyable, good fast paced story. I did speed the narration up to 1.5, but that’s normal for me!

Really enjoyable!

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This is the last story in the Yorkship trilogy. It is a fairly simple story compared to some of the complexity of Peter F. Hamilton’s previous books. It’s a first person perspective from a young adolescent girl. Story follows her as she discovers some secrets on the ark ship, which is travelling to a new world. I was not impressed with the narrator when I first started listening to the trilogy, but over time I got used to her voice.

A good but simply story

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The third and final book leaves me satisfied with the trilogy. Like the other books the story is pretty predictable and it's a comfortable ride to finish. Nothing wrong with that though, although I found myself losing interest more often than I did earlier, perhaps it dragged out slightly longer than I would have wished.

Compared to Hamiltons best work (Commonwealth saga if you ask me), this is obviously aimed at a younger audience and from a single pov, making it a much more linear and child friendly story.

Still worth a listen and although there are books I regret purchasing this certainly isn't one.

Footnote: The narrator obviously isn't using her normal accent but tries to do some kind of posh British that I actually don't think exists, and she pronounces some words really funny. Not enough to annoy me, but I can imagine it can be an issue for people that actually are native English speakers, especially British ones.

Losing momentum

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Unfortunately I see many apps even most of the reviewers here have completely misunderstood the point of these books. Of course they’re different from the Commonwealth saga and its ilk: these books were written for younger readers. What a shame that people wade in and criticise without taking note of that obvious fact! For the younger audience I’d say this series is an excellent introduction to the sci-fi genre and to Peter’s outstanding catalogue.

Sadly misunderstood

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I really enjoyed this and the other books in this series. I've enjoyed a number of series by Hamilton. I hope we have some more adventures with Hazel and Co.

fantastic

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