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In the twenty-third century, humanity Humanity is enjoying at a comparative utopia. Yet life on Earth is about to change, foreverturning point. After Feriton Kane's investigative team has discovered investigation uncovers the worst threat ever to face mankind – and we've almost no time to fight back. The supposedly benign Olyix 's plan to harvest humanity, in order to carry us to their god at the end name of the universe. And as their agents conclude schemes down on earthgod, vast warships converge above the entire human race prepares to gather this cargofight back. Some factions push But when the Olyix's harvesting ships appear and start heading towards Earth, and Olyix-derived technology begins preparing them for transportation, humanity realises that they are vastly outnumbered and outgunned. Some people to flee, taking to live in hiding amongst the stars – although in an effort to hide from their aggressors, even though only a chosen few small percentage of humanity would make it out in timesurvive. But others refuse choose to break before the stormfight them head-on. As disaster loomshumanity comes face-to-face with the largest ever threat to their existence, animosities must old grudges will have to be set put aside to focus on just one goal: wiping obliterating this enemy from the face of creation. Even if it means preparing planning for a future this generation than none of them will never ever live to see...
In addition to the returning cast from [[Salvation by Peter F Hamilton|the first book]], we're also introduced to a couple of new viewpoint characters, all of whom are based in London. The first of these is Gwendoline, a minor character from the first book, who is torn between fleeing to the stars with her extended family and her desire to stay behind with her ex-husband Horatio on Earth. The two bring an element of humanity to the story. Then we have Ollie and Tronde, a pair of youths who are members of a street gang/domestic terrorist group known as the Southwark Legion, who end up on the run after they attempt to destroy London's shields. While Ollie becomes a little more redeemable and sympathetic over the course of the story, Tronde is almost irredeemably abusive and sociopathic, even committing what is essentially date-rape at one point without even a twinge of conscience. It does kind of kill the pacing and intensity of the book and just seems like an excuse to put in a load of grimy intoxicated sex scenes. Honestly, their entire storyline feels more like the plot of a science fiction novel written by Brett Easton Ellis than anything else.