{"product_id":"salvation-peter-f-hamilton-9780399178849","title":"Salvation","description":"\u003cb\u003eHumanity's complex relationship with technology spirals out of control in this first book of an all-new series from \"the owner of the most powerful imagination in science fiction\" (Ken Follett).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"How far 'space opera' has come  The Old Masters of sci-fi would admire the scope and sweep of \u003ci\u003eSalvation\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the year 2204, humanity is expanding into the wider galaxy in leaps and bounds. Cutting-edge technology of linked jump gates has rendered most forms of transportation--including starships--virtually obsolete. Every place on Earth, every distant planet humankind has settled, is now merely a step away from any other. All seems wonderful--until a crashed alien spaceship of unknown origin is found on a newly located world eighty-nine light-years from Earth, carrying a cargo as strange as it is horrifying. To assess the potential of the threat, a high-powered team is dispatched to investigate. But one of them may not be all they seem. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bursting with tension and big ideas, Peter F. Hamilton's \u003ci\u003eSalvation\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book of an all-new series that highlights the inventiveness of an author at the top of his game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSalvation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" A] vast, intricate sci-fi showstopper . . . The journey grips just as hard as the reveal.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e (U.K.)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Exciting, wildly imaginative and quite possibly Hamilton's best book to date.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Dynamic, multifaceted characters, strong mind-expanding concepts, and impressive flair for language  make \u003ci\u003eSalvation\u003c\/i\u003e a] rare celestial event. . . . One of Britain's bestselling sci-fi authors has launched an addictive new book as the initial stage of what is sure to be an intriguing new series called the Salvation Sequence.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSyFyWire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Peter Hamilton just keeps getting better and better with each book, more assured and more craftsmanly adroit, and more inventive.  \u003ci\u003eSalvatio\u003c\/i\u003en is] a bravura performance from start to finish. . . . Hamilton is juggling chainsaws while simultaneously doing needlepoint over a shark tank. It's a virtuoso treat, and I for one can hardly wait for \u003ci\u003eSalvation Lost\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cb\u003e--Paul Di Filippo, \u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Peter F. Hamilton is known as one of the world's greatest sci-fi writers for a reason. . . . \u003ci\u003eSalvation \u003c\/i\u003eis well worth the effort and a great introduction to some good old-fashioned space opera.\"\u003cb\u003e--Fantasy Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter F. Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0399178848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399178849\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Del Rey Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 4.20w x 1.30d","brand":"Peter F. Hamilton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055351492863,"sku":"9780399178849","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2aa737e1-0728-40d7-bfc8-f0be95da1437.jpg?v=1685035261","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/salvation-peter-f-hamilton-9780399178849","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}