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Mindstar Rising

By: Peter F. Hamilton
Narrated by: Peter Kenny
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Read by Peter Kenny, award-winning narrator of the Culture series by Iain M. Banks.

In a ravaged near-future England, a private detective with psychic powers might be the last hope standing between mankind and total collapse. Mindstar Rising is the first cyberpunk thriller in Peter F. Hamilton's hugely popular Greg Mandel series. For fans of James S.A. Corey.

It's the 21st century and global warming is here to stay, so forget the way your country used to look. And get used to the free market, too – the companies possess all the best hardware, and they're calling the shots now.

In a world like this, a man open to any offers can do just fine. A man like Greg Mandel for instance, who's psi-boosted, wired into the latest sensory equipment and carrying state-of-the-art weaponry. He's also been part of the English Army's Mindstar Battalion.

As the cartels battle for control of a revolutionary new power source, and corporate greed outstrips national security, tension is mounting to boiling point. And Greg Mandel is about to face the ultimate test.

Mindstar Rising is followed by A Quantum Murder and The Nano Flower to complete the Greg Mandel trilogy.

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Critic reviews

A pacey traditionally styled adventure yarn in which the reader can revel . . . Hamilton doesn’t mess about . . . the story races ahead with verve and flair (Starburst)
The plotting is tight and ingenious (Interzone)
Hamilton appears as a full-fledged SF technician, able to manage the demands of the genre without working up a sweat (Locus)
A stunning new debut novel . . . possibly the best since Bester, incorporating future predictions of climate, social, social, business, and political behaviour, completing this with hard science, believable scenarios, excellently balanced characters, and a good well-told story. What more do you want? Not to be missed (Critical Wave)
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A good story to listen to while on a walk. Nice overall "convergance" between external characters.

Open Minded

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OK, on chapter 5 right now. Something seems strange. This story has been heard or read before. Or, maybe a movie? It's like deja-vu, with the Rolls Royce, the kids in the pool, the setup of an inside job, etc. Everything seems like this isn't new. What gives? I love it though. The descriptions of the girls, the car, the plot, the whole story. Kenny's performance is excellent too. But this seems like a repeat. No?

Something is weird

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The book is good! but ... The sound is terrible for being released in 2025. Every 'S', 'T', "D', 'P', and soft 'G' consonants sound like 'SH'. When combined with actual 'SH' and 'TH' and 'F' sounds, the the breathy bouncy articulation, the author's finances for 'S' alliteration, and the speed of narration, it's difficult to follow. I had to slow it down to a shockingly low speed. I liked Peter Kenney's narration of a different book, but here he's talking too fast.

Poor sound and narration

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I liked aspects of the story but the ogling too young women got old quick. I am not a huge fan of objectifying woman.
The narrator needs to pitch down at the end of a sentence and take a breath.

Is the author a teenage boy?

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Hard to believe this book was originally published in 1996. 30 years ago. It seems to be commenting on so much of what is going on in the world right now that I had to check the publication date to be sure.

I never thought of Hamilton as a cyberpunk author -- and really considered the sub-genre pretty much over -- but this was terrific. The book was a great look ahead at what it might mean to be in an era of recovery from global climates that changed too quickly. You have massive advances in tech setting up a society where all but the very time struggles to get by.

Only real complaint was the narration speed. It's the first time I've ever used the slow-down feature in Audible. I found running it at 90% made it much more listenable.

Great cyberpunk adventure from PFH

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