The Neutronium Alchemist

The Night's Dawn Trilogy, Book 2

By: Peter F. Hamilton

Narrated by: John Lee

The ancient menace has finally escaped from Lalonde, shattering the Confederation's peaceful existence. Those who succumbed to it have acquired godlike powers but now follow a far-from-divine gospel as they advance inexorably from world to world. On planets and asteroids, individuals battle for survival against the strange and brutal forces unleashed upon the universe. Governments teeter on the brink of anarchy, the Confederation Navy is dangerously overstretched, and a dark messiah prepares to invoke his own version of the final Night.

In such desperate times, the last thing the galaxy needs is a new and terrifyingly powerful weapon. Yet Dr. Alkad Mzu is determined to retrieve the Alchemist so that she can complete her 30-year-old vendetta to slay a star. This means that Joshua Calvert has to find Dr. Mzu and bring her back before the Alchemist can be reactivated. But he's not alone in the chase, and there are people on both sides who have their own ideas about how to use the ultimate doomsday device.

©1997 Peter F. Hamilton (P)2016 Tantor

Critic reviews

"[A] solid space opera best suited to readers familiar with the first book, The Reality Dysfunction." ( Publishers Weekly)

Whew!

What a long long story! Very complicated, requiring plenty of concentration to follow the plot. The hardest part is understanding when the scene changed to a different part of the story. I would have suggested inserting an extra two seconds of pause before each scene change to one of the many different plot lines. There were times that it would take anywhere from 30 seconds to a minute to understand that the story had changed to one of the different plot lines. That being said, it was extremely absorbing and there were times when I was stuck in my car in the driveway unable to stop listening. I love John Lee's many different accents for each character - he is an amazing narrator!

Very interesting

But some of the characters are getting redundant, also the continuity lack a bit from the first book. Still a great story

A masterpiece

This is a wonderful space opera. I highly suggest it. I can't even put it into words. This is an epic story of space flight, scifi, and the dead returned to live. only downfall is that it's a long story.

Fantastic

Fantastic book and fantastic narrator! Could not have enjoyed this more, super excited to read the 3rd book.

Great story, but ...

... it ends in a series of cliffhangers. Got to get the next book, but not on Audible! Dang.