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The planet is isolated from the rest of the universe, unable to seek help as it's targeted by hostile aliens. Bienvenido's ruling authorities have slowly responded to this gradual infiltration, but they have no idea that a highly organized invasion is now under way, designed to wipe out all human life on the planet. All factions must work together to survive. Unfortunately, due to prejudice against enhanced Eliter humans and crippling technophobia, the parochial government won't collaborate.Kysandra, known as the Warrior Angel, heads up the Eliter resistance. With their enhanced capabilities and technological know-how, they could avert disaster, but only if the authorities stop hunting them at every turn. Then, as both resistance and government are caught in a desperate race to save lives, the planet receives an unexpected visitor. As events escalate, petty power-plays, politics, and age-old prejudices may prove fatal. And as the more sophisticated hostiles can hijack a human body, humanity is undermined by spies within-wearing the faces of family and friends.
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Publisher's Weekly Review
Hamilton delivers on all the expectations set by The Abyss Beyond Dreams in this continued exploration of his far-future Commonwealth setting. The planet of Bienvenido and its lost colonists remains stranded far from the Commonwealth. Continuing the efforts to save it will be difficult, because it has been cast out of the Void and devoured by Uracus, a kind of holding cell for defiant civilizations. Without hope of rescue, Bienvenido's culture descends into oppression and endless war against the invading Fallers. From within, Peter Chaing combats the Fallers and the perceived threat of a group of humans. From the outside, a set of space castaways are still trying to find Bienvenido and help the colony as only the Commonwealth can. Hamilton packs his interstellar adventure with espionage, old-style space exploration, and the story of a fugitive who carries the hope of salvation for all of Bienvenido. The action overwhelms character development, but pacing and exciting concepts keep the momentum fast and tensions high until a satisfying resolution. Agent: Anthony Gardner, Gardner Literary (U.K.). (Oct.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
In this sequel to The Abyss beyond Dreams (2014), Hamilton delivers his usual reliable storytelling; the people of Bienvenido, having been expelled from the Void into the vastness of space, still struggle for survival against the Fallers, now without the advantage of telepathy. Laura Brandt, in her efforts to save them, discovers the remnants of the Prime a terrible, destructive species long thought eradicated and sacrifices herself to destroy that imminent threat. Centuries later, we join the real action: a Treefall releases something else, which lands in a remote location and drags forest warden Florian, unsuspecting, into the heart of a struggle for liberty from the reactionary government and, ultimately, freedom from the Faller threat. The final showdown between the government, the Eliters, and the Fallers promises to be unpleasant and dramatic. As usual, human ingenuity, helped along by the wisdom of Hamilton's ancient, often reborn characters, saves the day for now. It's a satisfying tale of adventure and politics, with the potential for yet more development of the Commonwealth, which is Hamilton's major strength.--Schroeder, Regina Copyright 2016 Booklist