false <![CDATA[Hyperion (Hyperion, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241903945m/77566.jpg 77566 28 On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it. In the Valley of the Time Tombs, where huge, brooding structures move backward through time, the Shrike waits for them all. On the eve of Armageddon, with the entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims set forth on a final voyage to Hyperion seeking the answers to the unsolved riddles of their lives. Each carries a desperate hope - and a terrible secret. And one may hold the fate of humanity in his hands. 1383900 book 1989 Hyperion (Hyperion, #1) total:4483|5:2136|4:1512|3:611|2:165|1:59| 4483 18950 6160 455 4 11 false true Thu Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 07:53:05 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 06:49:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 5 false false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 00:33:20 -0800 2009 Fri Aug 28 02:00:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 3 false false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Sep 01 07:10:21 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 27 08:55:45 -0800 2008 1
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There were a lot of parts i really enjoyed. And some of the
background development of the universe is as good as anyone has done. And obviously I e...more...]]> 0 2 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon Jan 26 21:13:44 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 20:41:41 -0800 2009 ...more...]]> 5 4 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 10:40:44 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 11:00:34 -0700 2007
It follows roughly the same format as Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales": several separate stories all related to each other.

On the planet of Hyperion there exists a being called "The Shrike". It is a being made out of shiny metal covered...more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Jul 04 11:54:16 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 12:02:14 -0700 2008
What I liked best about this story is that in addition to being a great story and...more...]]> 1 3 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Sun Mar 25 14:55:54 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 25 15:01:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Aug 07 11:24:47 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 07 11:34:54 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri May 23 07:12:40 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 07:17:09 -0700 2008 5 2 false false Wed Jul 09 16:08:27 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 16:20:03 -0700 2008 3 1 false false Wed Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 05:20:20 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 19:31:07 -0700 2008
SHORT VERSION: a scifi redux of the Canterbury Tales; six densely packed, interlocked, interwoven tales that create a whole that is epic in scope. Gripping and creative with all the right literary nods. And yet oddly anti-climactic and maybe even a little unsatis...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 13 07:54:49 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 07:56:02 -0800 2008 5 2 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 25 22:21:07 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 26 14:51:44 -0800 2007
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Simmons is a prolific writer, and Hyperion/Fall of Hyperion are the best two books he's ever produced. Song of Kali comes close, but these two books are at the pinnacle of science fiction. They're really a single book, probably split to hit publishing deadlines.
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