Endymion and Rise were to Simmons what The Dying Earth was to Silenus. ;) They're sequels set in the same setting, with a few cool ideas, but the literary flai

Endymion and Rise were to Simmons what The Dying Earth was to Silenus. ;) They're sequels set in the same setting, with a few cool ideas, but the literary flair -- the magic -- just isn't there.