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Summary: Excellent, sophisticated book
Review: This book is more than just great sci-fi, it is great litterature, blending the disciplines of poetry, religion, and science. Simmons makes use of technology, the erotic, and the divine to craft a supurb and sophisticated text worthy of being seen as a 20th century Canterbury Tales.
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Summary: An amazing work of science fiction.
Review: A typical science fiction writer - at least a typical writer worth reading - uses and develops in detail a handful of key points, lest their story becomes gizmo gaga and mutates into the clichéd state of 'Star Trek'. Hyperion is convincing proof that Dan Simmons is NOT a typical writer... he passed that stage long ago.Hyperion is an incredible book. After the first three pages, in which Dan Simmons is a bit overwhelming, the story does something most scifi fails miserably at: running the gamut and fusing nearly every idea ever made great in science fiction into something unforgettable. The seven stories - the overriding plot and the six travelers' personal stories that explain the mysteries of the Hegemony - weave together into a work of art the quality of which is rarely approached within the genre. If the story didn't get better in the following books in the quadrilogy, I'd say that Dan Simmons had an unimaginably lucky break.
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Summary: Best sci-fi book ever!
Review: Dan Simmons take us into such a complex and fascinating world that you can't let his book go.The pilgrims' stories are masterpieces in themselves and the web-world scenario presented to us is described in such stunningly details that you would think he (Dan Simmons) had been there himself. Hyperion is a must to read.
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Summary: One of the best sci-fi books ever!
Review: The 1st book of the Hyperion/Endymion series is the best in the series characterized by a beautifully imagined and described in detail future universe. Simmons has an amazing ability to make the reader believe that "he is there". There is a huge mystery that unfolds within the 6 stories which constitute the new book. Simmons is a master of using words in a very literate manner.
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Summary: it is good
Review: great classic book even my bedpost enjoyed i
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Summary: This book was really good
Review: This is one of the best books I have ever resd. It rivals the Ender's Game series and the Dune series for supremecy in the sci-fi realm. The only thing I dindn't like about this book was some of the stolen language, like Hegemon.
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Summary: great book. Read it in a "blink" ;-)
Review: Great book. But writing sometimes leaves a lot to be desired. Has anyone counted how many times the word "blink" appears in the book? Probably every other page. I think Dan Simmons needed a thesaurus. As far as I know it's an unconscious reflex, Dan Simmons makes it sound like blinking must have some other physiological function.
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Summary: For Hardcore Sci-Fi Readers
Review: It was out of pure curiosity that I read this book and it wasn't all bad. The charcters were wonderful and the plot intriguing, but at some points(like at one spot in "The Soldier's Story")I found it to be very violent. Normally I don't mind this, but one part of "The Soldier's Story" was excruciatingly hard to read. On the brighter side I found this to be a very well-written piece of work and anyone who is into Sci-Fi a lot should enjoy it.
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Summary: Quality story telling, a MUST READ
Review: It has been a very, very long time since I have been able to recommend a sci-fi book to my friends. Hyperion has not only been recommended, but I'm being thanked for letting them know such an amazing book exists. The mixture of Canterbury Tales, Keats poetry and sci-fi worked so well that I found myself reading nonstop. Fortunately I purchased the Fall of Hyperion at the same time so I was able to keep reading. The author clearly understands the struggle people go through to find meaning from their respective religions and meaning in their lives. It is so seldom that an author comes up with a new idea and then crafts a well written story that expresses that idea in a detailed, thoughtful manner. I would give this book more than 5 stars if that were an option.
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Summary: Abrupt End
Review: A thought about the "unfinished" nature of Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion. . .Keats' poems by the same names were also unfinished.
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