I am reviewing the novel The Temporal Void by Peter F Hamilton which is a very good book which I bought from kindle. This book is the 2nd installment in the Void Trilogy. In it we see the Void where the Rael live is still expanding. There is a good twist at the end involving the group who have made a pilgrimage to the Void. Earhead has been promoted first to bodyguard for the President and then because the public opinion starts to sway in his direction, stands for President himself. He has to marry someone of a similiar station, in this case Kristabel. The job of President doesn’t go as planned and he is sent in to exile. He stands in the election for President again and does rather well. This is of course on Earth in its capital city which has a population of 50 million. I think the Earth isn’t all that crowded because of all the people settling on different planets. This book isn’t quite as good as The Dreaming Void and the ending leaves room for a sequel. You might call this book science fiction or space opera although it’s done intelligently. I think his best series of book is probably the Commonwealth Saga.
