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Hyperion by Dan Simmons. I had an itch for some good epic world-building after finishing the Game of Thrones books and giving up on the next ones being release
by alexilliamson 5y ago
Hyperion by Dan Simmons. I had an itch for some good epic world-building after finishing the Game of Thrones books and giving up on the next ones being released. Was not disappointed.
Structurally, Hyperion is a play on Canterbury Tales, but it weaves in hefty amounts of sci-fi, fantasy, philosophy, history and theology. Lots of WTF moments, and a great balance of humor and truly dark shit.
- foreigner 5y agoI read this many years ago and I'm still scared of The Shrike.
- mbrudd 5y agoGreat book! Was on my list for years and I finally read it a year or so ago. Strangely, though, I couldn't get into Fall of Hyperion and set it aside. Perhaps it's time to dust it off and finish that series...