{"product_id":"salvation-a-novel-the-salvation-sequence","title":"Salvation: A Novel (The Salvation Sequence)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHumanity’s complex relationship with technology spirals out of control in this first book of an all-new series from “the owner of the most powerful imagination in science fiction” (Ken Follett).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“How far ‘space opera’ has come! The Old Masters of sci-fi would admire the scope and sweep of Salvation.”—The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the year 2204, humanity is expanding into the wider galaxy in leaps and bounds. Cutting-edge technology of linked jump gates has rendered most forms of transportation—including starships—virtually obsolete. Every place on Earth, every distant planet humankind has settled, is now merely a step away from any other. All seems wonderful—until a crashed alien spaceship of unknown origin is found on a newly located world eighty-nine light-years from Earth, carrying a cargo as strange as it is horrifying. To assess the potential of the threat, a high-powered team is dispatched to investigate.  But one of them may not be all they seem. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBursting with tension and big ideas, Peter F. Hamilton’s Salvation is the first book of an all-new series that highlights the inventiveness of an author at the top of his game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Salvation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] vast, intricate sci-fi showstopper . . . The journey grips just as hard as the reveal.”—Daily Mail (U.K.)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Exciting, wildly imaginative and quite possibly Hamilton’s best book to date.”—SFX\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dynamic, multifaceted characters, strong mind-expanding concepts, and impressive flair for language [make Salvation a] rare celestial event. . . . One of Britain’s bestselling sci-fi authors has launched an addictive new book as the initial stage of what is sure to be an intriguing new series called the Salvation Sequence.”—SyFyWire \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Peter Hamilton just keeps getting better and better with each book, more assured and more craftsmanly adroit, and more inventive. [Salvation is] a bravura performance from start to finish. . . . Hamilton is juggling chainsaws while simultaneously doing needlepoint over a shark tank. It’s a virtuoso treat, and I for one can hardly wait for Salvation Lost.”—Paul Di Filippo, Locus \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Peter F. Hamilton is known as one of the world’s greatest sci-fi writers for a reason. . . . Salvation is well worth the effort and a great introduction to some good old-fashioned space opera.”—Fantasy Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skull \u0026 Books VR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52768262062373,"sku":"9780399178849","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0917\/7245\/3157\/files\/9780399178849.jpg?v=1784050877","url":"https:\/\/www.skullandbooksvr.com\/products\/salvation-a-novel-the-salvation-sequence","provider":"Skull \u0026 Books VR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}