If you like Sci Fi then you'll love this...... - Rated 
I've been meaning to get this for awhile, and after completing this first chapter of the Void Trilogy, I can say that it is Mr Hamilton at his best...I'm already well into the next chapter, so can say all those thinking of getting this book, please do!!! As things just get better. Great Story, Great Characters. Need I say more. Also check Mr Hamiltons other books. Namely The Nights Dawn Trilogy and The Commonwealth Saga. Equally Superb. Hope this helps and happy reading.
The Dreaming Void - Rated
Well what can I say? Having waited with baited breath for this new trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton I believe the modern master of Science Fiction (Space Opera) may well have equalled if not surpassed the first volume of the Nights Dawn Trilogy. All the sub plots are their, the goodies and the baddies are maybe not so clearly defined as you may initally believe and the flow of the story is perfect. I think that the trilogy format is probably the most suitable way that Hamilton can present his work as it does not seem that he then has to rush the plot in the second volume as he did with previous works.The Dreaming Void (Void Trilogy 1)
It's OK - but read Hamilton's other stuff first! - Rated 
First off, I have to say I am a big Hamilton fan and have read everything he has written - The Night's Dawn Trilogy and Fallen Dragon are some of the best things in recent sci-fi. However, this book is not as good as some of his previous efforts. On this time out, Hamilton has blended space opera with fantasy, but unfortunately the book needs much more careful editing, and unfortunately only some of the plotlines are interesting.
As usual with Hamilton, the book is very readable in style and many of his characters are sympathetic and likeable. However, the book is overlong and drawn out. The most interesting plotline is the fantasy-like one - however, even this is pretty thin. I honestly think all of the plot in this book could have been laid out in about 300 pages of cogent text. Normally, Hamilton manages to deliver multiple, parallel gripping storylines, with different points of view across a galaxy-spanning storyline and therefore gets away with his epic book lengths. This time, however, he doesn't really achieve it - simply put, not enough happens. I would also note that a lot of the material builds on previous Hamilton's books - almost to the point of being annoying - even to a Hamilton fan.
I know all this sounds pretty negative, but overall, Hamilton is still a good read, and there are good ideas in the book - just not enough to justify so many pages.
Slow, slow and getting slower - Rated 
Did you enjoy the 'Night's Dawn Trilogy' even though it tailed off at the end?
Did you think there was a return to form with the 'Commonwealth Saga'?
Are you hopeful this form will carry through into 'The Void Trilogy'?
Oh dear.
This book pulls off the difficult feat of starting slowly and then actually seems to slow down. The central character, Edeard, is a dreary two-dimensional do-gooder and the rest of the characterisation is equally uninspired. Even the science which kept your attention in 'Night's Dawn' and 'The Commonwealth' is pretty flat. The best you get here is a chap with a body packed with weapons powerful enough to dispatch anybody or anything that gets in his way. Oh, and he can't remember who he is. Tedious drivel.
Great book again by Peter F Hamilton - Rated
Another great book from Peter F Hamilton if you are a si-fi fan you cannot go wromg in buying any of his books good story lines and great trilogys great fantasy si-fi story writing love all the books I have read so far by him.
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