Sci-fi reviews mostly

“We gotta talk” The second book of the Expanse series, which by the way has been adapted into a well made tv sci-fi show(The Expanse) is pretty different from the first. Originally meant to be a mmorpg game developed by a chinese video game producer, it never got the greenlight so the authors decided to publish what they had written as books. Originally the game was meant to have three factions which you can guess if you’ve read the first book. It was an overly ambitious game that could not be made in 2004. Ty Frank is the video game geek, while Daniel Abraham is the more traditional writer. Thus the Universe encompassing Earth, Mars and the belt got it’s unlikely start. Read more only if you've read the first book.

“Yet, in the end, entropy will always emerge victorious, snuffing out the very last glimmer of heat and light. After that there is only darkness. When that state is reached even eternity will cease to exist, for one moment will be like every other and nothingness will claim the universe.” ― Peter F. Hamilton, The Temporal Void This is the meat and potatoes of the series so far. It's better than Dreaming Void in the same way the main course is better than the appetisers. Two cooking metaphors, I think I better get something to eat. If the first book is the introduction, getting us acquainted with the characters and universe, the second book goes full strength on the action. The prose is as verbose as ever which gets a bit tiring, but it doesn't get too annoying. It's weird to say this but for a space opera it's not a bad fantasy book. The action happens mostly on Makathran. I don't have anything against it, though I wish Edeard would just go full postal on everyo...

“Sometimes you have to do what’s wrong in order to do what’s right.”  ―  Peter F. Hamilton ,  The Dreaming Void Written by Peter F Hamilton, this is a complex book that is the first of the Void trilogy series. It is not however the first of the Culture Universe so you might get a little lost at first. I found a bit hard to take in all the information that is thrown at you at the beginning of the book. Honestly if you're just starting to read sci-fi this is not the best book to get you hooked on it. This is a complex, well thought out mature universe that will draw you in slowly, but once it happens you won't be able to put the book down. Humanity has evolved into one of the most powerful species in the Galaxy with different factions vying to control the path evolution takes. But with great power and knowledge come a whole different set of problems. I saw this book tagged as military sci-fi in some places, but this is more of a space opera, I really could not call it...