Pros: Structurally complex. Some excellent stories. Classic cover art. Cons: The framing narrative is weak. Some mediocre stories. Not at all a standalone.
Pain was his ally. Dan Simmons's Hyperion is an ambitious novel. Perched on an overarching frame story, the narrative successively dips into the individual tales of its characters, each of which is independent but thematically ...
Pros: Engaging, absorbing, unusual, graceful, elegant. Has depth and character, wit and humor. Cons: Some might find parts of it slow; cliffhanger ending.
Dan Simmons' Hyperion is a science fiction Canterbury Tales, with seven pilgrims telling their stories to each other as they journey to a far-off land together. It's been long enough since I last read the Canterbury Tales, however, th ...
Pros: Lyrical style, strong characterization, strong plot, insightful thematic content Cons: The sequel is a pain to dig up; it might take you a year to find it too.
Science fiction, I think, is seen only as it was back in the '40s and '50s, in the Heinlein juveniles and other books that supplied a very optimistic, clean cut view of the future, where technology had solved man's problems and complicated emotions (not...
Pros: Action elements are well done...as are some of the plot notions. Cons: Length. Weak characterization. Melodrama. Two-dimensional behavior.
I wasn't all that thrilled with Chaucer the first time I met him. It seemed to me that the entirety of English teachers worldwide were in a vast conspiracy to make kids hate reading by forcing them to consume ancient garbage, while ignoring (or worse, ...
Pros: Deep Characters, Branching Plot, Huge Story Universe, Engrossing. Cons: Ending within Fall of Hyperion, Poetry may confuse.
Hyperion is one of the definitive turning points in my understanding and love of Science Fiction. Before I get into the book I want to say that many of us sci-fi fans are idea-aholics. We crave new ideas, new worlds, new gadgets, gizmos and sciences. We...
Pros: Fist-rate story telling, compelling characters and thought provoking ideas. Cons: NONE
The novel "Hyperion" begins a tale that is really not completed until the fourth and final book in the series: "The Rise of Endymion." If you buy "Hyperion" be sure to buy "The Fall of Hyperion" at the same time. The two books really are the beginning...
Pros: Terrific plot, good characters, very impressive writing and villian Cons: Terrible ending. If you hate cliff hangers, stay away
Hyperion is one of the few science fiction books that manages to pull in a galactic plot well. Basically, events are beginning to occur throughout the populated galaxy. Simmons does a good job balancing the galactic wars and issues in wonderfully with...
"Hyperion" was one of the most disappointing Science Fiction books I've ever read, and not just because of its nonexistent ending. (The book is really only the first half of the story; the rest is in the sequel, "Fall of Hyperion.")...
Pros: Interesting, scary, exciting Cons: hard reader, confusing sometimes
Hyperion, is one of the best books I've ever read for two main reasons. It combines Canterbury Tales, with Star Wars. It tells a fluent story through many personas about an intergalactic struggle between a computer dominated culture gone haywire, and a...
Pros: Stunning absorbing characters and plot Cons: Leaves you hanging for the second half
I suppose from the title it is apparent that I like this book. It is a little trite to just say it is the best book ever - there are equally wonderful books which are so different that the comparison is meaningless. Suffice it to say that the book is...
Pros: Ingenious combination of science fiction, religion, philosophy and literature Cons: No final resolution or climax, which do not appear until the sequel
Dan Simmons' novel Hyperion is an excellent combination of hard science fiction, philosophy, religion and literature. It ranges from intergalactic travel to a tormented poet whose muse is the angel of death.
This first in a series of four novels is probably the most different. It consists of several different stories ranging from horror to action-adventure. The references to Canterbury Tales is as close as to the truth as possible. The characters are...
Pros: You'll be absorbed into Dan Simmons's imagination. Cons: You'll be hooked and will have to read the other three books.
Let me get right to the point: This book blew me away!
Hyperion is in essence a collection of stories of the lives of seven pilgrims who are on their way to "save the universe" on the mysterious world of Hyperion.
Yes, the...
Pros: Excellent characterization, star flung future society beautifully portrayed. Cons: Too many questions are left to be answered in the next book(s).
The characters in this novel are intricately portrayed; the story has many incredible adventures in ...
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Paperback, Carrion Comfort "CARRION COMFORT is one of the three greatest horror novels of the 20th century. Simple as that." --Stephen King"Epic in scale and scope but intimatel...
Paperback, Ilion/ Ilium The Rebellion is the second volume and the culmination of the extraordinary novel by Dan Simmons: Ilion, which tells the story of the siege of Troy (I...
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