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Great North Road

Auteur(s): Peter F. Hamilton
Narrateur(s): Toby Longworth
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A century from now, thanks to a technology allowing instantaneous travel across light-years, humanity has solved its energy shortages, cleaned up the environment, and created far-flung colony worlds. The keys to this empire belong to the powerful North family - composed of successive generations of clones. Yet these clones are not identical. For one thing, genetic errors have crept in with each generation. For another, the original three clone "brothers" have gone their separate ways, and the branches of the family are now friendly rivals more than allies. 

Or maybe not so friendly. At least that's what the murder of a North clone in the English city of Newcastle suggests to Detective Sidney Hurst. Sid is a solid investigator who'd like nothing better than to hand off this hot potato of a case. The way he figures it, whether he solves the crime or not, he'll make enough enemies to ruin his career. Yet Sid's case is about to take an unexpected turn: Because the circumstances of the murder bear an uncanny resemblance to a killing that took place years ago on the planet St. Libra, where a North clone and his entire household were slaughtered in cold blood.

The convicted slayer, Angela Tramelo, has always claimed her innocence. And now it seems she may have been right. Because only the St. Libra killer could have committed the Newcastle crime. Problem is, Angela also claims that the murderer was an alien monster. 

Now Sid must navigate through a Byzantine minefield of competing interests within the police department and the world's political and economic elite...all the while hunting down a brutal killer poised to strike again. And on St. Libra, Angela, newly released from prison, joins a mission to hunt down the elusive alien, only to learn that the line between hunter and hunted is a thin one.

©2012 Peter F. Hamilton (P)2013 Tantor

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"It's a perfect introduction to his gifts for character design, dialogue, and sheer, big-idea-driven storytelling." ( Booklist)

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great entertainment

good narration and a story that kept me entertained from start to finish. A great world that was hard to leave when it was over.

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great world building.

I jumped to this after listening to his Nights Dawn trilogy.
This is a fantastic real world sci-fi who-dun-it spanning decades with a web of characters tenuously connected until the very end.
A great listen to get lost in.

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Stargate: CSI

I had a number of cute titles lined up for this review.
Srargate: CSI won the pool. I had many guesses lined up as to the identity of the killer, (and for that matter, the VICTIM) of the murder which was the focus of the main plot. I was completely wrong on all counts.
This is a thriller from start to end. Parts of it are Police Procedural. Parts are military SF of the "Bug Hunt" variety popularized in "Aliens." Parts are corporate infighting and malfeasance. And part is Family Drama.
All of which was 35 hours well spent.

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Best yet.

I have listened to the bulk of the Authors work and this has been one of the best by far. excellent development in the multiple arcs, wrapped up in the end with a nice bow, and leaves the door open for successive stories.
I'll have my fingers crossed. very curious to see what the next 1000yrs has in store for Angela and the Norths.

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long story

Although long , however very enjoyable, colourful,very descriptive, and well narrated. A good yarn for the winter.

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