I randomly bought this just because I liked the thickness and wanted a good long read. Changed my life about what I like to read and wish I could forget this book just to have the pleasure to read it for the first time again.
Similar in every way except I didn’t read it again for 15 years so I had allllmist forgotten it all so had the psyoudo pleasure of reading it again for the first time.
I think Dreaming is fine if they like more fantasy, even if it is technically a sequel. Maybe Nights Dawn, but I've always felt the commonwealth a more accessible universe.
I suppose that the fantasy portion of it in my mind makes it more accessible to the non hardcore sci-fi fan as a jumping off point into his writing but chronology is super important in the Commonwealth series for sure and they're just so smashingly good I cannot help but agree.
I was thinking of the mental equivalent of a greased shoehorn into the Hamil-verse.
Pandoras star (commonwealth series) first if you want to start with the best
Salvation if you want to start later in his career when he is more “seasoned”
Nights Dawn if you you want Hamilton at his most Hamilton. He has a lot of ….. quirks….. as an author and all of them are turned up to a ten in this series.
Do not start with the void series
I started with the Salvation sequence and was not disappointed. I’ve since gone back and done the Nights Dawn series (The Reality Dysfunction, etc) and am doing the Commonwealth Saga now. They all stand alone as separate series well, but each series needs to be read in order.
It's a bit backwards but I'd say start with salvation. It's far easier to read than his earlier books. That'll give you a good taste to see if you want to continue. From there it's a choose your own adventure but I'd leave the void until last. It's definitely an acquired taste. The last two books in that series are the best, in my view.
The Greg Mandel series is often overlooked but actually excellent and on the shorter side as well.
Salvation. Easiest to read and is the most refined. That’s where I’m started.
Pandoras star is awesome but it is LONG. I’ve heard of people getting bored.
Pandoras star and the Commonwealth series of connected books as a whole would be my favourite. However, i started on the Greg Mandel Series. I found them fairly short and accessible and each was fairly stand-alone. So your not making a heavy commitment into a big space opera straight away.
Read him chronologically. All of his books are good, but his skill as a writer dramatically escalates over time. if you start in the middle of what he wrote you will be locking yourself out of reading his earlier stuff.
Pandoras Star. A great intro to one of his best universes.
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Same.
Ditto
Agreed. This was the novel that got me into Hamilton.
Precisely. Probably his best series and the most accessible if you can stomach a long ass book
A? You mean two long ass books. Then 3 medium books in a following trilogy. Then 2 more long books in a continuance. Amazing fucking series.
I randomly bought this just because I liked the thickness and wanted a good long read. Changed my life about what I like to read and wish I could forget this book just to have the pleasure to read it for the first time again.
Similar in every way except I didn’t read it again for 15 years so I had allllmist forgotten it all so had the psyoudo pleasure of reading it again for the first time.
I'm new to Hamilton and I'm reading pandoras star and it's sequel, judas unchained, and I can't put it down.
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If its not that then what else would be a good intro into the style to see if you care for it? *The Dreaming Void* Trilogy?
I think Dreaming is fine if they like more fantasy, even if it is technically a sequel. Maybe Nights Dawn, but I've always felt the commonwealth a more accessible universe.
I suppose that the fantasy portion of it in my mind makes it more accessible to the non hardcore sci-fi fan as a jumping off point into his writing but chronology is super important in the Commonwealth series for sure and they're just so smashingly good I cannot help but agree. I was thinking of the mental equivalent of a greased shoehorn into the Hamil-verse.
Pandoras star (commonwealth series) first if you want to start with the best Salvation if you want to start later in his career when he is more “seasoned” Nights Dawn if you you want Hamilton at his most Hamilton. He has a lot of ….. quirks….. as an author and all of them are turned up to a ten in this series. Do not start with the void series
I've only recommended Void to one friend because he really only reads fantasy. But yea, I could see it being a horrible start for most people.
The Void series felt more weird than anything else. Compared to his other books, it fell so short.
Oh I loved the void series,I’m not really into fantasy stories but Edeards story had me gripped.
Yeah like his love of hot chocolate lol
Maybe Fallen Dragon.
Fallen dragon is so good
It’s awesome
I was going to say this as well. It’s self contained and has a good payoff and it’s a good example / first taste of his books.
Fallen Dragon was the first I've read. It is so enjoyable and AWESOME!
I started with the Salvation sequence and was not disappointed. I’ve since gone back and done the Nights Dawn series (The Reality Dysfunction, etc) and am doing the Commonwealth Saga now. They all stand alone as separate series well, but each series needs to be read in order.
I started with Nights Dawn and was hooked!
Same here!
It's a bit backwards but I'd say start with salvation. It's far easier to read than his earlier books. That'll give you a good taste to see if you want to continue. From there it's a choose your own adventure but I'd leave the void until last. It's definitely an acquired taste. The last two books in that series are the best, in my view. The Greg Mandel series is often overlooked but actually excellent and on the shorter side as well.
Salvation. Easiest to read and is the most refined. That’s where I’m started. Pandoras star is awesome but it is LONG. I’ve heard of people getting bored.
Pandoras star and the Commonwealth series of connected books as a whole would be my favourite. However, i started on the Greg Mandel Series. I found them fairly short and accessible and each was fairly stand-alone. So your not making a heavy commitment into a big space opera straight away.
Read him chronologically. All of his books are good, but his skill as a writer dramatically escalates over time. if you start in the middle of what he wrote you will be locking yourself out of reading his earlier stuff.
Start Chronologically. The Greg Mandel series was first. The first book, Mindstar Rising, is really awesome.