The Saints of Salvation
Ratings36
Average rating4.2
Despite it being a bit explainy around the middle, it was a great conclusion to the epic Olynx saga.
Compared to the other two books this one feels like it was perhaps a bit rushed, having said that though, it's a Peter F. Hamilton book so still excellent
What a spectacular ending, perfect from the first page to the last. By far the best and an amazing ending to this series
I wanted to like this a lot more. Really liked the first book - and I loved the way Peter Hamilton managed to hide from us the main premise of the series until that final jaw-dropping book 1 revelation (and the way he used the whole “alien monsters after your BRAINZ” trope in such an original way.
A trilogy like this though - it lives or dies by the conclusion - and to me, this final volume ran of steam a little. It was still enjoyable - and it was epic on a scale that few authors can pull off, but which Peter Hamilton generally excels at - and it wasn't bad - just a little underwhelming, and, for me, a bit too long and drawn out. Things like the reveal of where the saints had been, and what they'd been up to all this time... felt a little anti-climactic, and there was a touch too much of the conveniently develop better tech to beat the previously unbeatable bad guys with trope - which first came in in Salvation Lost.
All in all, a decent series, but, IMO, not his best.