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I so enjoyed this!
A tale of 7 pilgrims to a mysterious planet's shrike temple, set in a sci-fi future....really a character study as they each tell their tale of what motivated them to take the journey.
I found I was pacing myself, reading one story at a time, so as to savor it, even when I really desired to race ahead.....wonderful book! Cant wait to find out what ends up happening to them! ...more
A tale of 7 pilgrims to a mysterious planet's shrike temple, set in a sci-fi future....really a character study as they each tell their tale of what motivated them to take the journey.
I found I was pacing myself, reading one story at a time, so as to savor it, even when I really desired to race ahead.....wonderful book! Cant wait to find out what ends up happening to them! ...more
This is a well known and widely read book in science fiction circles, and I'm not sure how I've managed to go almost 25 years without reading it until now. But as one of the few remaining Hugo winners I hadn't read, it filled the category for me in the Paperbackswap 2013 Science Fiction challenge.
The frame story is that seven previously unacquainted individuals join on a pilgrimage to the mysterious and legendary Shrike. On the journey, each tells their story of how they came to be there, and re ...more
The frame story is that seven previously unacquainted individuals join on a pilgrimage to the mysterious and legendary Shrike. On the journey, each tells their story of how they came to be there, and re ...more
While well written, I found it depressing and the ambiguous ending left me cold. The narration was good. There were a couple of characters I thought the Shrike should eat. Others just sad.
Seven pilgrims to the Time Tombs on Hyperion each tell the story of how and why they came to be in search of the Shrike. A kind of Canterbury Tales in space but with lots of SF technology and far future politics. An excellent read but make sure you have the sequel, Fall of Hyperion, to hand as the ending is abrupt and you will want to keep on reading to find out why the Shrike is so important.
A couple of people told me that this is one of the greatest sci-fi books ever written, and I have to agree. The writing style, the plot, and even the characters were amazing.
May 24, 2010
Nithin C
marked it as to-read
Jul 31, 2011
Sarai
marked it as wish-list
Feb 20, 2013
Jim Schmitt
marked it as fiction-wish-list
Feb 19, 2017
Ann
marked it as to-read
