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Title	:	The Neutronium Alchemist (Night's Dawn #2)
Author	:	Peter F. Hamilton
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 1273 pages
Published	:	October 9th 1998 by Pan Books (first published 1997)
Categories	:	Science Fiction. Space. Space Opera. Fiction

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Not every fallen angel comes from heaven... 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 Conferderation Navy is dangerously over-stretched, 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 she can complete her thirty-year vendetta to slay a star. Which means 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.

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Original Title:	The Neutronium Alchemist
ISBN:	0330351435 (ISBN13: 9780330351430)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Night's Dawn #2, Confederation Universe

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Having gotten 43% of the way through this book, I realized two things:1. I'd already read this book years ago.2. The magic was gone.On to the next one.

My laundry list:1. This 2nd book (©1997) of the Nights Dawn trilogy suffers badly in it's first 1/4 by repeats of "fantasy" battles between humans and the magically-overpowered Possessed on the ground. (I do not like magic and fantasy mixed into my Sci-Fi at all)2. The choice of the author to resurrect historical villains (and even heroes) of the past was a very bad one: Al Capone, Christian Fletcher, etc, are comedically overwritten and are simply slaps in the face of serious sci-fi readers. I

I really wanted to like this after the fantastic first book, equal parts horror and sci-fi. Yet, this 2nd part was pretty ridiculous. Al Capone coming back from the dead was quite a stupid idea I thought, and the bulk of the book was "run away from possessed, reach new planet, possessed catch up, run away from possessed" etc etc...And yet, the pure terror of the threat that you felt in the first book is completely nullified in this book, as the humans enter negotiations with the possessed, as

No, your eyes are not deceiving you: I gave this mammoth of a book 5 stars. Yes, I think my rating is entirely justified. Details follow.There is absolutely nothing I can say that would not be a spoiler at this point; even if I mention a character it means the person in question survived the events of the first book - yet another spoiler. Anyhow all of the interesting people left alive at the end of Reality Dysfunction are back with the vengeance; no exception. Even some occasional people one

Man... I love this series. It's what got me into Sci-Fi, and Space Opera in the first place, and I am very happy to conclude that all my good memories have been vindicated and even improved upon. I'm sure this series isn't for everyone, and if I had come across it today and read the synopsis I'd have been very skeptical, but damn. It's such a entertaining adventure across space. I am hooked, and loving it

Another decent novel, however a bit long-winding to my personal taste. I could not get rit of the idea that some character arcs could have been somewhat shorter than they were. The overall plot remains definitely interesting though. I am probably not going to purchase the last book of the trilogy, however I do think I will check out "A Second Chance at Eden", the short story collection set in the same universe.

After seeing this novel impressively attracting attention in most libraries and the impressive array of praise in the the first few pages, I read the preceding volume "The Reality Dysfunction" and was looking forward to finding out what happened after all the work that was put into creating the characters and the universe this series was set on."The Neutronium Alchemist" starts off more or less where "The Reality Dysfunction" ended with the spirits of long dead people rampantly seeking out