outstanding work - Rated 
I am a significant fan of Peter's books. I felt that he had lost his way as an author with previous books, but this one is a return to the clever plots, fantastic writing and entertainment that I've come to expect from him.
If you liked the technical descriptions and bio-weapons of the reality dysfunction then you will love this.
I recommend this book.
His best so far! - Rated
I'm a massive 'Space Opera' fan, with The foundation(Asimov), Dune(Herbert) and The culture series(Banks) being my favourites. I really enjoyed Hamilton's (Night's Dawn Trilogy and Commonwealth Saga) but they didnt really compare to the best. However I thought the dreaming void was brilliant, I could not put it down, up there with the best and i'm itching to read the next one!
As already said numerous times by others I realy think you need to read the commonwealth saga to fully appreciate this one.
Classic Hamilton...but buy it and keep it in storage until the others are published - Rated 
Having been caught out by 'The Reality Dysfunction', I was expecting a book that left everything hanging. And I was not disappointed. The good news is that there are two more books to come...and the also good news is that I'll read 'The Dreaming Void' again when I buy each of them because otherwise who can remember everything that's going on otherwise.
Now, is it any good? Yes, if you like your SciFi layered with gizmos, gadgets and high-tech humans. Plus you get a large cast, heaps of planets described in gory detail and a plot that looks like its going somewhere.
So, buy it but if you can't cope with a novel that literally just stops and leaves everything hanging until the next installment, then put it away and don't read on until you have collected all three!!
Amazing - Rated
Due to the length of several reviews I will keep this short - If you enjoy the other Hamilton books this is for you. If your new to them I would recommend getting hold of the double episode commonwealth saga first as it sets the stage for much of what this book is about although it holds its own as a first read. A good 1500 years on from the saga much has changed there is lots of new technology to get your head around and without spoiling the read lots of jumping in time happens in the form of reviewing dreams of the past. My only problem is I got to the end and as everything fell into place I ran out of book. Bring on the next one.
Explain the concept "trilogy" again? - Rated 
Could someone please explain to Mr Hamilton that the best trilogies consist of three books that can each be read alone. When combined, they form an experience that is "greater than the sum of its parts". As you may guess, I am greatly annoyed by the way all the story lines in this book are left hanging in mid air. There is not one resolution to be found! Moreover, there is such a lot of jumping about that it all gets terribly confusing. If you do venture into it, read the time line at the end before you do - I spent ages trying to understand the chronolgy and only found this when I'd plodded my way through the whole thing! Finally, it could do with some editing - as another reviewer said, there is probably a good 200-page novel lurking in here, but it's darned hard to find. Spend your money on the new Iain M. Banks "Culture" novel - he's by far a better writer of this type of sci-fi.
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