The Dreaming Void is the first novel in the The Void Trilogy by Peter F Hamilton At the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy is a massive artificial construct called the Void Inside, there is a strange universe абэькwhere the laws of physics are very different from those we know It is slowly consuming the other stars of the galactic core - one day it will have devoured the entire galaxy It's AD 3589, and a human has started to dream of the wonderful existence of the Void He hasавсйц a following of billions of believers They now wish to Pilgrimage to the Void to live the life they have been shown Other starfaring species, for example the Raiel fear their migration will cause the Void to expand again They are prepared to stop the Pilgrimage fleet no matter the cost The Oscien Empire also sends a fleet against the Commonwealth, to prevent the Pilgrimage into the Void ANA governance is supremely confident that they can deal with this threat So much so that theавчжвy only send one ship to counter the Oscien incursion However they soon find out that the Osciens have been imboldened to take action by new allies, who are old foes of the human race.