![]() ![]() Fans will be thrilled to see this series go out on a high note. Hamilton keeps the pages turning with riveting action and intrigue, making the hefty page count fly by. Humanity welcomed the Olyix and their utopian technology. Beware spoilers for Salvation and Salvation Lost ahead Live in hiding or die for freedom. The human resistance organizes a daring spy operation to infiltrate the enemy’s ship where abducted, cocooned humans are stored to be transported over millennia to the Olyix deity. The Saints of Salvation is the finale to this trilogy, started in Salvation and continued in Salvation Lost, and ends this saga in the way only Hamilton can. As this installment opens, the Earth is under sustained attack from Olyix spaceships, whose bombardment of cities around the world has devastated Earth’s atmosphere, threatening to make the planet’s climate unlivable. Following instructions they receive in a message sent from the future, the Olyix believe that to satisfy a deity they call the God at the End of Time they must capture thousands of humans and deliver them as sacrifices. Though the Earth and its colonies initially perceived the Olyix as benign, even trading energy sources for advanced alien technology, they’ve since realized the Olyix have embarked on a terrifying crusade. In the 23rd century, humanity faces an existential menace in the form of the Olyix aliens. Hamilton concludes his Salvation Sequence trilogy (following Salvation Lost) with a rousing, action-packed space opera that further cements his reputation as a master of the genre. ![]()
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