Hellhole (novel)

Hellhole

Cover of first edition hardcover.
Author Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
Cover artist Stephen Youll
Country United States
Language English
Genre Science fiction
Publisher Tor Books
Publication date
 March 15, 2011
Media type Print (hardcover)
Pages 544
ISBN 978-0-7653-2269-2
Followed by Hellhole Awakening
Hellhole Inferno

Hellhole is the first book in the Hellhole science fiction trilogy by American authors Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.[1]

Plot

On the dangerous frontier planet Hellhole, defeated and exiled rebel Gen. Tiber Adolphus continues his honorable opposition to the political scheming and selfish machinations of the Crown Jewel worlds and grandmotherly Diadem Michella Duchenet. Adolphus and his companions work in secret to undermine the royal space travel monopoly and form a coalition of Deep Zone planets. Diadem Michella, embroiled in the schemes of the ancient noble families on the decadent capital planet Sonjeera, is too distracted to recognize the danger Adolphus poses.

The Constellation

The Crown Jewels are the twenty core planets in the Constellation. They are the most highly populated and considered to be the most civilized. These planets are ruled by nobles who constantly jockey for increased power. The Deep Zone is made up of the fifty-four frontier worlds of the Constellation, recently opened for settlement. They are administered by government-appointed Governors and pay constantly increased tribute to the Crown Jewels.

Characters

Reception

Publishers Weekly wrote that the "characters are one-dimensional, and the tale has an unsatisfying cliffhanger conclusion",[2] while Booklist found the characters "easy for the reader to believe in, brought to life through not only their own emotions but also the responses and thoughts of the individuals around them ".[3]

Sequels

Herbert and Anderson have also published Hellhole Awakening (March 19, 2013) and Hellhole Inferno (August 12, 2014), which complete the trilogy.

References

  1. ↑ http://us.macmillan.com/series/TheHellHoleTrilogy
  2. ↑ "Fiction review: Hellhole". Publishers Weekly. March 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Editorial Reviews: Hellhole". Amazon.com. 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2011.


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