Suddenly, the shields vanished, releasing the Primes, implacable, insensate aliens who immediately mounted a devastating invasion of the Commonwealth. Astronomer Dudley Bose discovered and later investigated the Dyson Pair, stars somehow hidden by force fields. Bradley Johansson founded the Guardians, a propaganda/terrorist group with the purpose of warning the Commonwealth about the Starflyer, an enigmatic, hostile alien who secretly controls key people in the Senate, space navy and the Dynasties. The SI, “sentient intelligence,” or self-aware computers, have formed an understanding with humans and now occupy a planet from which humanity is barred. Humanity, colonizing the galaxy like ripples in a pond, has founded the Commonwealth and its ruling Senate the richest, most powerful families have become Dynasties rejuvenation and memory preservation allow for immortality physical enhancements, implanted body shields and weapons and sensory boosters are readily available. In the 24th century, the creation and control of stable wormholes and wormhole-driven starships make space travel simple. Continuation of Hamilton's behemoth of a space opera, the 900-plus page Pandora's Star (2004, not reviewed).
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