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Exodus

The Archimedes Engine, Book 1

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Exodus

By: Peter F. Hamilton
Narrated by: John Lee
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Explore EXODUS, a sci-fi action-adventure RPG coming soon from Archetype Entertainment featured in this epic novel from legendary author Peter F. Hamilton.

A fight for freedom among the stars . . .

In a past age, humanity fled a dying Earth in massive ark ships. These searched the galaxy to find a new home. Then one fleet found Centauri, a dense cluster of stars teeming with habitable planets. Now, thousands of years later, Centauri’s settlers have evolved into advanced beings known as Celestials – and their great houses rule vast star systems.

As they vie for supremacy, Earth’s ark ships continue to arrive, and humans must serve these repressive masters. But is there a better life beyond the empire? Finn is a Centauri-born human and yearns for a brighter future. So, when another ark ship arrives, previously thought lost, Finn seizes the chance to become a Traveler. These heroes explore the vast unknowns of distant space, dedicated to humanity’s survival. And they hope – one day – to find freedom.

EXODUS is an action-adventure roleplaying game from Archetype Entertainment, led by industry veterans from BioWare (Mass Effect), 343 (Halo), Electronic Arts, Naughty Dog (The Last of Us) and other AAA studios.

Exodus: The Archimedes Engine is the first book in a duology by legendary author Peter F. Hamilton. It’s an original novel set in the universe of EXODUS and explores Hamilton’s richly-imagined worlds.

©2024 Peter F. Hamilton (P)2024 Macmillan Australia Audio
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While the start was a bit disorienting, I quickly got hooked on the story as I often do with Peter Hamilton's books. This is a really different setting from his previous writing and I really enjoyed it as a space opera fan. I thought the character development was subtle but present, you get a bit stuck in who to support as the 'good guys' and the world building is great. Very much looking forward to the second installment and John Lee does an excellent job of narrating as always.

Another great Peter Hamilton novel

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Takes a little while to understand… but entirely worth it. Of course it’s always great being caressed by John Lee’s dulcet tones.

Wonderfully complex story

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Another classic sci fi from Peter. An amazing story and world. I'm loving this series so far.

Although I wasnt before now I'm really looking forward to the game.

Peter is back!

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really intriguing story, hooked me from the very start. Amazing characters and so much detail

great book

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As ever with PFH it’s a huge, mind bending universe full of extraordinary characters. I loved it and can’t wait for Book 2.

Epic

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One of Peter F Hamilton’s best yet. Can’t wait for the next book and yes, excited for the game too

Fantastically imagined adventure expertly narrated

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Loved the character development and world building. Sometimes got a bit hard to follow due to the number of characters at the start.

Sweeping story in wild far set future

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Sci-fi with a bit of a dective novel thrown in, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Bring on the next book.

Another great book by Hamilton

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80 hours of endlessly introducing some new piece of alien technology which probably won't be mentioned for the rest of the book.
Incredibly disjointed plotline. Passage of time throughout isn't logical. The first 80% of the story drags through macro world building and then the last 20% rushes through a single event to an obvious attempt at a sequel heralding cliff hanger.

A million hours of inconsequential inventions

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This is not well suited to an audiobook format. The cast of characters is too large and timelines and locations are unclear, which makes it difficult to follow a complex plot that has many players in different locations and with different origins and loyalties.
All of this means it becomes hard to emotionally engage with any character.

Too Complicated to Enjoy

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