Hyperion Cantos Hyperion, Book 01, (Paperback)

from mrtall

For years, I had Dan Simmons's Hyperion lurking on the edge of my awareness. I knew it was sci-fi, I suspected it might be good, but I had never looked it up. Big mistake. Hyperion is not good; it'...

from jrissman

Hyperion is a masterpiece. Inspired by the Canterbury Tales, Dan Simmons' 1989 novel describes the journey of seven pilgrims to the "Time Tombs," mysterious artifacts on the remote human colony wor...

from arouse77

 This book is a trap. Don't start reading it until you have the sequel lined up next to it on your table; madness that way lies. Hyperion is also the finest piece of science fiction I have read in ...

from michaeldwebb

Sci-Fi. Not exactly cool is it? Not something you'd admit to reading. I used to love it when I was a kid, but lost the taste for it years ago. I can make it through the odd 'literary' sci-fi book (...

from dalai-lt

This was one of those I have a hard time putting down. It is true that the book ended abruptly at the point when I was anxious about the coming encounter with the mysterious "antagonist", the Shrik...