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Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
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Hyperion is not only a rare reread, but the first book pulled from my 'my god why haven't you finished this series yet?' TBR jar. I read Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion back in 2014 and they ended up being the first sci-fi books that really clicked with me, launching my deep love for the genre. However, I never ended up reading the second half of this series and I'm on a mission to change that.
Hyperion can be framed as The Canterbury Tales set in space. As someone who suffered through an entire semester-long class on The Canterbury Tales as part of my Literature degree, I absolutely love and appreciate the way Simmons reworked the story into something new. Every tale is a fascinating standalone story that folds into the bigger picture of a galactic hegemony on the brink of war.
Despite it's incredibly abrupt ending (a bit of an annoyance to me) and some serious examples of 'men writing sex', Hyperion combines the themes of colonialism, family, sacrifice, and war into one of the best sci-fi tales out there.
Hyperion is not only a rare reread, but the first book pulled from my 'my god why haven't you finished this series yet?' TBR jar. I read Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion back in 2014 and they ended up being the first sci-fi books that really clicked with me, launching my deep love for the genre. However, I never ended up reading the second half of this series and I'm on a mission to change that.
Hyperion can be framed as The Canterbury Tales set in space. As someone who suffered through an entire semester-long class on The Canterbury Tales as part of my Literature degree, I absolutely love and appreciate the way Simmons reworked the story into something new. Every tale is a fascinating standalone story that folds into the bigger picture of a galactic hegemony on the brink of war.
Despite it's incredibly abrupt ending (a bit of an annoyance to me) and some serious examples of 'men writing sex', Hyperion combines the themes of colonialism, family, sacrifice, and war into one of the best sci-fi tales out there.