Very good sci fi book, well written and really good character development.
I enjoyed it very much and am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
At times parts were slow and dragged on a bit, but that sometimes is the case when it's the first book in a series.
Overall, great book and a great sci fi saga!

This book was pretty good, though I probably won't bother to read the sequel. It quickly becomes obvious that the author has a secret framework in mind that he only gradually reveals--which can work sometimes, but in this case I felt it revealed too little too slowly. I was hoping more of the story would be resolved by the end of the book.

The world the author describes is extremely detailed. So much so, that I began to feel that he was trying to micromanage by imagination with so many fine details that were often completely unnecessary for the plot, including the descriptions of exactly how everything works and exactly what everything looks like. Some people may enjoy this attempt to keep everything scientifically believable, but I found it distracting.

Overall, it was a good (start to a) story, but it wasn't stellar. Good effort.

I’ve been a huge fan of Peter F Hamilton for years however I was a little disappointed by his last series - The Chronicle of the Fallers. The whole Commonwealth universe was getting a little dry.

I’m pleased to report that the first in his new series The Salvation Sequence is bloody marvellous. It’s a fresh new universe, and it’s been a pleasure to read about.

My only criticism is that I’m going to have to wait for the next book, for a moment I almost dropped the rating to 4 stars because of that. This first book in the sequence feels very much like the setup for the two future books. The book itself is a familiar format to any Hamilton fan - there’s stories within stories and they all come together towards the end.

I pride myself in figuring out the plots way before they come together but not this time; just read the book you’ll see what I mean - I don’t want to give any spoilers away!

I don’t really want to talk about the storylines themselves as that gives things away however I loved the technology stack and the timeline of events and the general feel that; yeah, this could possibly come true in the future. It’s not too far fetched.

Easily my favourite novel of 2018 so far. Just buy it, you won’t be disappointed.

I wanted to read this book because I have been so impressed with other books written by Peter Hamilton. I am so glad I didn't have much of any idea what the story would be about so I could discover everything for myself. I think the book blurb gives away too much of the story the author is trying to tell and leaves the reader with fewer surprises.

Salvation is told from a past, present and future perspective. The backstory segments are quite long, novella length long, and under other circumstances I would have become impatient with being kept away from what the "real" story - the present - was about. That didn't happen in this book because the backstories were all critical to placing the characters in the present, plus they were mini-stories within the book and were as superbly written as the present and future segments. This novel had me questioning the motives of every character, whether they were human or alien. The science was especially intriguing for me with an incredibly large corporation discovering the means of traveling around earth or planet hopping with their transport system. I had read books containing similar transport methods but this one explained it better for me and sold me the concept. The methods used for extending life also gave me much food for thought as did the religious beliefs at the core of the justifications for actions taken. This was a thought provoking novel for me.

This was one of the best books I've read in a long time and I eagerly await Salvation Lost, second in the Salvation Sequence series. Definitely five glowing stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Del Ray for a digital galley of this novel.

A successful change of timescape and environment within the Hamilton multiverse. No change to the high quality of writing and satisfying volume of output. Looking forward to the next books.