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A Forest of Stars: The Saga of Seven Suns Book 2 (Hardcover)

by Kevin J Anderson (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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Bestseller Anderson turns up the heat in his second Saga of the Seven Suns installment (after 2002's Hidden Empire), proving he has firepower to burn. He weaves action, romance and science with a rousing plot reflecting the classic SF of Clarke and Herbert and the glossy cinematic influence of Lucas and Spielberg. Five years after the events in Hidden Empire, hydrogues, gas giant aliens, continue to plague the Terran Hanseatic League in retaliation for the Hansa's "accidental" destruction of a hydrogue planet. This time they're also eager to destroy their ancient enemy, the Verdani, an interconnected, semi-sentient worldforest far more dangerous to the quicksilver aliens than mere humans ("The roots of a tree can shatter mountains, given time"). EDF (Earth Defense Forces) have hidden enemies in the Klikiss robots, whose resolve to reprogram "compies" (short for "Competent Computerized Companions") into human-killing robots is just as alarming as covert alien experiments on humans. Anderson's well-drawn cast includes spy Davin Lotze, an exosociologist who discovers a new method of space travel; earthy space-trader Rlinda Kett; King Peter, a reluctant "puppet" who challenges power-mad Basil Wenceslas; and DD, the terrified friendly compy kidnapped by a ruthless Klikiss robot. Sparked with surprises, enriched by ecological issues that laypersons can appreciate, this saga soars as it exposes the inner and external roots of war.
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Five years have passed since humans set fire to the gas-giant planets, unwittingly committing genocide of the Hydrogues-an infinitely powerful species of aliens-and igniting a war of epic proportions. Meanwhile, as humans struggle to fight against increasing hostilities from the Hydrogues, they learn from the Worldforest that they have awakened an ancient, fearsome, and merciless enemy in the Hydrogues. And when the water-based Wentals and the sun-dwelling Faeros are found, will humans finally have the allies they need? Or will they be caught in the middle of a war that could break apart the galaxy......This thrilling, multi-volume chronicle of a legendary war that spans the galaxy is written in the vein of the best works of Peter F. Hamilton, Dan Simmons, and Frank Herbert.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the first, Jun 15 2004
By Kyle Stewart (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This is, like the first in the series, somewhat predictable. Still, both books remain very fun space operas. One major improvement that this book has over it's predicessor is that the characters are finally acting intellegently. While not brilliant, innovation has changed from something as obvious as kimokazi attacks, to knew methods of mining that might actually take some brain power to come up with (not brilliance, but thought none-the-less). He also explains why they don't just have compies do the kimokazi attacks (aside from the fact that the human's and Ildirans have less ships, compies aren't capable of military work, which I presume means they aren't capable of sufficient decision making to manuver a ship around the hydrogue fire).

I have two main problems with this book, but they aren't enough to cost it a star when judged by it's own standard. One is the inconsistency with naming at the beggining of the chapters (i.e. Jora'h is "Prime Designate Jora'h" and later "Mage-Imperator Jora'h", but Udru'h is just "Dobro Designate", and Cyroc'h is just "Mage-Imperator"). The other problem are these elemental aliens. While it has yet to cost the series to much believability, it does seem a bit far fetched that World Tree roots are harder than any metal despite being organic, and hence requiring semi-permeable membranes for their cells, and their should be at least a slight difference in analysis between Wentals and H2O. I hope KJA thought ahead, or I see "Storms" on the "Horizon" (the next book is "Horizon Storms" which I hope to read soon).

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4.0 out of 5 stars Looks like Kevin is doing something right...., Jun 9 2004
....because i've now read both of these novels now and am looking foward to number three! And that's despite the fact that with every chapter told from a different perspective of the many characters involved it sometimes makes it a bit of a challenge to read. All in all though i'm starting to feel that that just might be a good thing. After all I can understand when you're reading for entertainment you might resent it if the book doesn't have an easy "flow". But on the other hand it does cause you to think some more and pay closer attention. And if you didn't really want to think while reading you might just as well watch re-runs on TV I suppose. In this book Kevin seems to have revealed all of the "elemental superbeings" that will be the major players throughout the series and while in my opinion this does lend a bit of "hokieness" to it i'm willing to see how it plays out before making any final judgements. And it's not like being hokie in sci-fi is uncharted territory, sometimes it's what makes it endearing and some series just absolutely revel in it. I do think that Kevin does a great job with the characters, especially considering how many there are, I found myself being really interested in how what was happening in the universe affected them and how they'd react. Yeah sure some of them are obvious and uncomplicated but it gives the "average person" characters they can relate to and understand as these characters try to make sense out of their lives as the universe is spinning out of control around them. Kevin has also created a very interesting universe to use as a backdrop for those characters. All those years of playing in other people's universes seem to have given Kevin all the tools he needs to construct his own and i'd say he's putting them to good use. So far so good, I guess the best compliment I can give is as long as Kevin keeps writing this series he's got me hooked so that i'll keep reading them.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Overly Long - Many Holes, April 30 2004
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This is the sweeping kind of story that I generally like a lot. If you liked The Lord of The Rings, The Lensman Series and the like, this is the kind of series that will appeal to you. But if you like plots that make sense, I'd try something else. Though Anderson creates a compelling universe, the storytelling is so ponderous and slow while jumping from storyline to storyline, that the act of reading becomes drudgery. Trite storylines abound and I found myself many times predicting the outcome of certain aspects with barest hint. I just knew that Anderson would take the "road most travelled".
Plot holes about and have been mentioned in other reviews so I won't labor the point... just be aware that you'll have to check your brain at the beginning of many chapters and ingnore obvious solutions to contrived conflicts. Characters will ignore the obvious solution so often you'll find yourself screaming at the book!
I'll give up 2 stars here because of the vastness of the setting but I would not dream of spending the time these books require unless you have read everything else by folks like Vernor Vinge, Orson Scott Card, Dan Simmons, and even E. E. "Doc" Smith (though dated, it still beats this).
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4.0 out of 5 stars Better than the first book in the series
I like this new series by Kevin J. Anderson. I enjoyed the first book of the series. The second book of the series is even better and moves at a better pace than the first one... Read more
Published on April 19 2004 by S. Taylor

5.0 out of 5 stars Book Two of the best sci fi series to come along in years
It has been many years since I have been this excited and emotionally attached to a science fiction series. In A Forest of Stars: The Saga of Seven Suns Book 2, Kevin J. Read more
Published on April 17 2004 by Daniel Jolley

4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars for this Forest
Book 2 in the Saga is a great read. The plot thickens, new mysteries and characters are introduced, book 1 characters get added depth. Read more
Published on Mar 10 2004 by N. MACQUEEN

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Old-Style Space Opera
While this series of books has suffered from a choppy writing style with characters that are not nearly developed enough, they are certainly a great read! Read more
Published on Nov 29 2003 by Avid Reader

4.0 out of 5 stars Get the next one, its worth it.
"A Forest of Stars", the second of the "Saga of the Seven Suns" series, although exactly how much it is about the Ildirans (the occupants of the planet... Read more
Published on Sep 26 2003 by Frank Bierbrauer

5.0 out of 5 stars He's Done It Again!
Kevin, Kevin, Kevin....You are truly the MAN! As much as I enjoyed Hidden Empire, you really topped yourself with this Book 2. Absolutely loved this book. Read more
Published on Sep 15 2003 by H. Alan Rosenberg

5.0 out of 5 stars New Elements in the War
A Forest of Stars is the second novel in The Saga of Seven Suns series, following The Hidden Empire. Read more
Published on Sep 1 2003 by Arthur W. Jordin

2.0 out of 5 stars High concept but mixed execution
Author Kevin J. Anderson writes on a huge tapestry. His multi-character novel travels from earth (where King Peter snipes at the Hanse leadership), to the planet of the... Read more
Published on Aug 11 2003 by booksforabuck

5.0 out of 5 stars a truly spectacular space opera!
once again Kevin anderson has astonished me with his storytelling ability in his second novel in his epic Saga of the seven suns. Read more
Published on Aug 9 2003 by Rodney Powell

3.0 out of 5 stars What a Read!
This is a series that I have been enjoying very much. After having waited a year for this book, I finally came across a copy while on vacation. Read more
Published on Jul 27 2003 by Robert Junker

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