Hyperion (eBook)

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01-19-2021 at 07:16 AM #3

Great series and author; known for "The Terror" which was adapted into the AMC television show.

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01-19-2021 at 09:43 AM #4

One of the few sci-fi authors whose works transcend into literature.

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01-19-2021 at 10:02 AM #5

I know this is on a lot of "top 100 sci-fi" books, so maybe I'm just missing something, but I found this series frustrating to read. It was interesting world building, and I found myself interested in the plot, but ultimately I found the writing style to be cumbersome and uninteresting.

That said, if this is on your list this is a good deal. Not crapping on the post, just saying I don't get the hype this series gets.

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01-19-2021 at 12:21 PM #6

Great book & series. Dan Simmons is a terrific writer.

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01-19-2021 at 06:30 PM #7

Quote from StrongSam :

I know this is on a lot of "top 100 sci-fi" books, so maybe I'm just missing something, but I found this series frustrating to read. It was interesting world building, and I found myself interested in the plot, but ultimately I found the writing style to be cumbersome and uninteresting.

That said, if this is on your list this is a good deal. Not crapping on the post, just saying I don't get the hype this series gets.

I completely agree. While the some of the world building was interesting I found the overall story very tedious. I read a lot of science fiction and couldn't recommend this.

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01-20-2021 at 11:46 AM #8

One of the all-time greats. Finished 4th in Locus Magazine's greatest science fiction novel of the 20th century. That said, this book does end pretty much on a cliffhanger.

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01-20-2021 at 11:57 AM #9

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One of the all-time greats. Finished 4th in Locus Magazine's greatest science fiction novel of the 20th century. That said, this book does end pretty much on a cliffhanger.

Its because its a 2 book series.

Personally for me its one of the best Sci Fi novel I've ever read.

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01-20-2021 at 11:59 AM #10

Quote from StrongSam :

I know this is on a lot of "top 100 sci-fi" books, so maybe I'm just missing something, but I found this series frustrating to read. It was interesting world building, and I found myself interested in the plot, but ultimately I found the writing style to be cumbersome and uninteresting.

That said, if this is on your list this is a good deal. Not crapping on the post, just saying I don't get the hype this series gets.

Same. Really interesting aspects to the story, but it was a massive slog to get through.

I say that as a huge fan of the Malazan Book of the Fallen by Erickson.

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01-20-2021 at 12:22 PM #11

Just be aware that this is really more like half a book. The first two novels were originally one book that was split into two

I've read a lot of sci-fi, but Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion are among my favorites. I heard the follow-ups weren't as good and never continued, because these two felt perfect. I wouldn't call them quick reads though, and the language can take a bit of adjusting

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01-20-2021 at 12:33 PM #12

Quote from StrongSam :

I know this is on a lot of "top 100 sci-fi" books, so maybe I'm just missing something, but I found this series frustrating to read. It was interesting world building, and I found myself interested in the plot, but ultimately I found the writing style to be cumbersome and uninteresting.

That said, if this is on your list this is a good deal. Not crapping on the post, just saying I don't get the hype this series gets.

Maybe a bit more of a fantasy than sci fi? I thought it was great...

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01-20-2021 at 12:54 PM #13

I loved this series.

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01-20-2021 at 01:01 PM #14

I also love this series. It does start out a little slow. The first book is a mostly a bunch of people getting together and telling their story individually. It's almost like a collection of short stories. Rest of the series is more normal/linear and moves a little faster. This is in my top 5 sci fi/fantasy series.

Others included in that top five for me would be Dune, wheel of time, far seer series, foundation.

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