Il grande autore britannico torna a fine 2021 nelle edicole italiane dopo 9 anni di assenza
Lo scrittore, specializzato in giga-volumoni e saghe di space opera, arriverà con la traduzione di Salvation Sequence
La Trilogia, com'è ormai tipico dell'autore, si sviluppa su due linee temporali: una più vicino a noi dove gli umani incontrano un relitto misterioso, un'altra molto più avanti vede una guerra che si dipana su tutta la galassia!
Leggiamo assieme le parole del blog di Urania:
"A conclusione del programma 2021 di Urania Jumbo, siamo lieti di comunicare che Urania Mondadori ha acquisito la trilogia di romanzi della serie “The Salvation Sequence” di Peter F. Hamilton, composta dai seguenti titoli: Salvation (2018), Salvation Lost (2019) e Saints of Salvation (2020). Il primo romanzo della serie uscirà a novembre 2021 nella collana Urania Jumbo, mentre gli altri due vedranno la luce nel corso del 2022, per concludere la trilogia in tempi che ci auguriamo accettabili per i lettori."
 |
| La copertina originale di Salvation |
La sinossi (inglese):
AD 2204
An alien shipwreck is discovered on a planet at the very limits of human expansion – so Security Director Feriton Kayne selects a team to investigate. The ship’s sinister cargo not only raises bewildering questions, but could also foreshadow humanity’s extinction. It will be up to the team to bring back answers, and the consequences of this voyage will change everything.
Back on Earth, we can now make deserts bloom and extend lifespans indefinitely, so humanity seems invulnerable. We therefore welcomed the Olyix to Earth when they contacted us. They needed fuel for their pilgrimage across the galaxy – and in exchange they helped us advance our technology. But were the Olyix a blessing or a curse?
THE FAR FUTURE
Many lightyears from Earth, Dellian and his clan of genetically engineered soldiers are raised with one goal. They must confront and destroy their ancient adversary. The enemy caused mankind to flee across the galaxy and they hunt us still. If they aren’t stopped, we will be wiped out – and we’re running out of time.
***
Le recensioni:
“Peter F. Hamilton smashes through the crazy battlefield of space opera like a giant all-conquering war-robot. His newest is loud, proud, and beyond epic. Accept no substitutes, this is the real deal. You need Salvation, my friend. Everyone needs salvation.”—Ian McDonald
“No one offers action-packed, meticulous, suspenseful, and consistent high-tech futures better than Peter Hamilton, and Salvation cranks all of that up five notches.”—David Brin
“Hamilton knows how to build a world, and he’s one of the best in the field at imagining complex societies. Just as important, though, he knows how to populate his future environments with real-seeming people whose lives extend beyond the page. Salvation is a twisty and hugely satisfying SF thriller that opens a portal on a new and exciting series.”—Alastair Reynolds
“Peter F. Hamilton’s great strength is building rich, complex future societies rooted in our own and slamming with terrible threats, and in Salvation this skill is deployed to great effect. Salvation is space-opera intrigue with a cold shock of an ending that makes the sequel a matter of urgency.”—Ken MacLeod
“Liberally sprinkled with boosted mercs, weird aliens, agents and double agents, nasty weapons and advanced technology . . . lots of interconnected, one might say entangled, threads, steadily weaving together toward a revelation—and a thoroughly enjoyable read.”—Neal Asher
“The owner of the most powerful imagination in science fiction, author of immense, complex far-future sagas.”—Ken Follett
Se non vuoi aspettare la traduzione italiana o leggere altre opere dell'autore su Urania: