Hyperion Cantos Hyperion, Book 1, (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's fantastic. And since it's now been around for over 20 years, it's certainly my loss for not having...

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 world of Hyperion. The journey is dangerous: the tombs are guarded by a poorly-understood, deadly being...

from santhony

I've read several of Dan Simmon's novels with mixed results. One constant that I've found is that almost all of his work that I have encountered could profit by a 10% reduction in volume. His books are bloated, period. Which is no surprise, because he has an almost pathological aversion to editin...

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 a good long time. I haven't had sufficient time to let it sink in and work on me, but I would say it...

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 (eg Atwood) but that's about it. Every now and then I give it try though, just really to recapture so...