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reviewed The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton (The Night's Dawn, #1)

Peter F. Hamilton: The Reality Dysfunction (Paperback, 2005, Pan Books) 4 stars

Space is not the only void...In AD 2600 the human race is finally beginning to …

Long and beautifully detailed

4 stars

For sheer world building alone, I have to give this book four stars. I found it just as compelling this time as I did nearly 20 years ago.

It definitely has its issues - pacing problems in places, too much cringey sex, too much graphic violence and questionable use of young, female characters. But the technology and cultures it describes are uniquely detailed and highly compelling.