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Hyperion is Chaucer, updated. Took me embarassingly long to twig onto that. Personally, I found the first and fourth Hyperion books to be my favorites, and the
by wiredfool 15y ago
Hyperion is Chaucer, updated. Took me embarassingly long to twig onto that.
Personally, I found the first and fourth Hyperion books to be my favorites, and the middle two less so, and nearly a separate story altogether.
- ovi256 15y agoAnd Chaucer is the Decameron, rewritten in English with English names and toponyms. And the Decameron is the 1001 Nights, rewritten in renaissance Italian. And let's not forget the 16th century "Cent Nouvelles nouvelles", which is obviously related by format and plot. TL;DR: These are timeless tales, retold to fit the author's time.