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Anyone read the Hyperion series by Dan Simmons?
Posted on 10/21/18 at 6:27 pm
Posted on 10/21/18 at 6:27 pm
I bought both 1 and 2 today.
Bookstore I was at had a 1st edition of the second book available for $20. Grabbed it and the 1st book.
Summary I read on Goodreads seemed real interesting.
Bookstore I was at had a 1st edition of the second book available for $20. Grabbed it and the 1st book.
Summary I read on Goodreads seemed real interesting.
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Posted on 10/22/18 at 8:19 am to Scruffy
Scruffy used first person!
Not used to that.
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I bought both 1 and 2 today...Summary I read...
Not used to that.
Posted on 10/22/18 at 10:15 am to JawjaTigah
Read my sig quote!
Posted on 10/22/18 at 12:45 pm to Scruffy
I have read them and really enjoyed it. Definitely one of my favorite SciFi series. The first book takes the style of a series of different tales while the others are more traditional but all of them are good.
Posted on 10/22/18 at 1:35 pm to Scruffy
Simmons prose is incredible. Reading it makes you realize just how simple/ basic most of the other stuff we read really is. But the story sometimes gets lost in it. Not as bad as Rothfuss, but close. And it's a really cool story with alot of depth to it. Push through when/ if it gets slow or tedious.
This post was edited on 10/24/18 at 11:14 am
Posted on 10/22/18 at 8:49 pm to Scruffy
My favorite sci fi series ever. You're in for a treat. First book is in a Canterbury Tales style and gives background on each main character. Ends in a cliffhanger. Second book deals with them unraveling the mystery of the Shrike and the Time Tombs.
Posted on 10/23/18 at 12:07 am to Sun God
First two books (really their own series) are some of the best sci fi around.The second 2 book series set in the future that concludes the series is very solid as well, but a different style entirely.
Posted on 10/23/18 at 12:50 pm to Scruffy
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I bought both 1 and 2 today.
Bookstore I was at had a 1st edition of the second book available for $20. Grabbed it and the 1st book.
Summary I read on Goodreads seemed real interesting.
This is my recommendation every time there is a Sci Fi book thread.
I view the first book as a work of literary art.
The second book and the rest of the series are great but Hyperion is Dan Simmons's masterpiece.
Posted on 10/23/18 at 1:08 pm to BloodSweat&Beers
I just bought book 1 on amazon for Kindle. I can't wait to read it now.
ETA: Holy shite! I just finished the first chapter. If the rest of the book is as good or better, it will be amazing.
ETA: Holy shite! I just finished the first chapter. If the rest of the book is as good or better, it will be amazing.
This post was edited on 10/25/18 at 8:37 am
Posted on 10/24/18 at 10:43 am to Scruffy
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Read my sig quote!
Posted on 10/29/18 at 10:10 am to Scruffy
I just finished the 1st book. There is a lot to digest. What a great story?
Posted on 11/6/18 at 2:08 am to CoachChappy
Only book I've ever read where once it ended, I literally dropped the book like it was a hot potato and said, "What the frick did I just read?!"
Posted on 11/7/18 at 11:08 am to jonboy
I'm on book 3 now. I can't stop. I want more Shrike!
Posted on 11/7/18 at 2:49 pm to CoachChappy
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I just bought book 1 on amazon for Kindle. I can't wait to read it now.
Same here. Eurotrip starting tomorrow and I just picked up Book 1 thanks to this thread.
Posted on 11/7/18 at 8:32 pm to Scruffy
Great stories. That Shrike had me creeped out.
Posted on 11/11/18 at 12:15 pm to Scruffy
It’s great.
The best one is the first though.
The priest’s story. Holy shite. That’s stuck with me heavily for years.
The best one is the first though.
The priest’s story. Holy shite. That’s stuck with me heavily for years.
Posted on 11/14/18 at 6:36 pm to Cooter Davenport
Ok, I just finished the last book.
I don’t even know how where to start. What an incredible series
I don’t even know how where to start. What an incredible series
Posted on 11/16/18 at 10:27 am to Scruffy
Summer of Night is his best work imo. It's more horror. Very reminiscent of "It" but better.
Posted on 11/19/18 at 3:03 pm to Scruffy
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Hyperion series
So its a series of 4 books? And the series is completed? I wanna make sure before I pick these up. I'm a little gunshy from Martin and Lynch.
Posted on 11/20/18 at 8:16 am to boxcarbarney
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So its a series of 4 books? And the series is completed? I wanna make sure before I pick these up. I'm a little gunshy from Martin and Lynch.
Yes it is complete
This post was edited on 11/20/18 at 8:20 am
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