Salvation Lost

Written by Peter F. Hamilton

Narrated by John Lee

All the best in humanity rises to meet a powerful alien threat in the sequel to Salvation-part of an all-new trilogy from "the owner of the most powerful imagination in science fiction" (Ken Follett).

The comparative utopia of twenty-third century Earth is about to go dreadfully awry when a seemingly benign alien race is abruptly revealed to be one of the worst threats humanity has ever faced. Driven by an intense religious extremism, the Olyix are determined to bring everyone to their version of god as they see it. But they may have met their match in humanity, who are not about to go gently into that good night or spend the rest of their days cowering in hiding. As human ingenuity and determination rises to the challenge, collective humanity has only one goal-to wipe this apparently undefeatable enemy from the face of creation. Even if it means playing a ridiculously long game indeed.

But in a chaotic universe, it is hard to plan for every eventuality, and it is always darkest before the dawn.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Oct 29, 2019
• ISBN: 9781515982791

Peter F. Hamilton

Peter F. Hamilton was born in Rutland in 1960 and still lives nearby. He began writing in 1987, and sold his first short story to Fear magazine in 1988. He has written many bestselling novels, including the Greg Mandel series, the Night's Dawn trilogy, the Commonwealth Saga, the Void trilogy, short-story collections and several standalone novels including Fallen Dragon and Great North Road.

Reviews for Salvation Lost

[David Ellmer · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excelent, great space opera, if you liked commonwealth saga, you will love this

[tuusannuuska-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I really loved Salvation, and had super high expectations for this. I enjoyed this as well, but for some reason this was a lot more difficult (for me) to stay on top of. Also, my pet peeve in scifi is "futuristic" slang or new terminology for things you could just call by their names, so every time a noun ended with a z I was thoroughly annoyed. I was mostly interested in the Vayan storyline, and secodary to that the Saints storyline. What I didn't care about were the London groups, but I get that they're part will probably become more relevant in the Saints of Salvation. Anyway, even though this wasn's quite five stars for me, I'm still incredibly excited about the third (and presumably final) book.

[sgsmitty · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Amazing! Salvation set things up and this one knocked them down. Wow what a story. This picks up pretty much where the last one left off. It starts of fast and keeps driving all the way to the end. I cannot wait for the final novel to comes out for the big finale.
The void trilogy really rubbed me the wrong way and I was concerned that PFH had decided to go in a different direction. But this series so far has blown my mind.

[karlstar_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This one picks up right where Salvation left off. If you haven't read Salvation, you can get by in this one, but I think you'd be missing a lot. There are two time tracks in this book - the 'present' of 2204 and the far, far future. The two are equally interesting and compelling, but I really liked the future timeline better. There are some really unpleasant parts of 2204, which I thought weren't necessary, but that is only about 2 chapters. Otherwise, this is still fascinating and a great read. This is plot-driven, not character driven, it doesn't seem like we're supposed to get too invested in any of the characters, but the premise and action are fascinating. I'm looking forward to the next book. Beware aliens bearing medical gifts!

[majkia · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Second in the Salvation Sequence, wherein humans, and other aliens, are being hunted by one species who has the means to enslave and 'save' them all. The problem is, it's the kind of 'saving' that they object to.Very Hamiltonian. Complex societal developments along side tech and mental ones. The Plot is simple. The Question is whether or not Humans and others can find a way to defeat the invading species.Brilliantly read by John Lee.

[pdcread · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Life in the mid 23rd Century is the closest that humanity has got to a utopia, energy is pretty much free because of the quantum entangled portals and it has enabled mass transportation to almost anywhere. That comfortable life is about to come to an end as a threat of epic proportions has just been discovered. Feriton Kane’s investigative team has discovered that the supposedly benign Olyix race are heading to Earth.

They plan to harvest humanity, in order to carry us to their god at the end of the universe. It is the worst threat ever to face mankind and there is almost no time to fight back. As the Olyix ship appears it opens a portal and thousands of ship pour through with one aim in mind. Humanity could be wiped from the face of the universe; they have a choice; stay and fight, or flee out among the stars.

When I read the first in the series, Salvation, about this time last year, I thought it was a fast-paced and well-conceived sci-fi thriller. This builds on all the elements that he put in place in that first book but doesn’t have the relentless pace of the previous book. The plot is more subtle, with subplots that weave around the main thread and slowly are drawn in but the gravity of the ending. I did feel that it took a lot longer to get going than the first in the series, but then that hit the ground running.

His world-building of the habitats that humanity now live it and a futuristic London and other major cities that are preparing for the worst on Earth is really special. I also liked the space battles too, they just felt really plausible and are really well written. I thought that it concluded fairly well, but it suffers from a little of those middle book blues where a lot of the plot is unresolved and left open. That said, there is the third book coming that should resolve all these threads and I am really looking forward to it.