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Oh don't worry there... Jacob Send a noteboard - 03/02/2010 04:46:34 PM
The Hyperion planet plot line in the second novel was a mess. There were some bits to follow and piece together, but a good deal just didn't seem to line up. Of course, the Hyperion plot line in the second novel wasn't really the primary story for the most part.

If you ever get the chance, you should try ILIUM. It's the Iliad/Odyssey meets The Time Traveler, with Shakespeare and Proust for good measure... complete with Trojan war. It's great.
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The Fall of Hyperion (no spoilers beyond what Amazon has in their book description) - 03/02/2010 06:28:47 AM 878 Views
Keats was the best part of that book. - 03/02/2010 06:39:54 AM 643 Views
Well like I said, I didn't mind the AIs! - 03/02/2010 06:49:42 AM 615 Views
Well, it's not exactly out of character for Keats. - 03/02/2010 08:43:50 AM 544 Views
Redeem Simmons for you from what? - 03/02/2010 03:45:48 PM 622 Views
Yeah, I meant from the first book, which I didn't particularly care for. - 03/02/2010 04:20:51 PM 676 Views
Oh don't worry there... - 03/02/2010 04:46:34 PM 558 Views
But that's the problem: by sheer word volume, it WAS the primary story. - 03/02/2010 05:30:06 PM 627 Views
Oh, I agree. That's what I meant by 'dragging'. - 03/02/2010 08:46:02 PM 576 Views
Wow, I'm reading this right now. Little more than halfway. - 03/02/2010 05:58:48 PM 653 Views
Yeah, definitely! - 03/02/2010 06:28:16 PM 642 Views
Alright, just finished it. - 05/02/2010 08:08:17 PM 719 Views
Maybe that was part of the problem. - 06/02/2010 12:31:41 AM 794 Views
Yeah, audiobooks introduce a whole 'nother twist... - 06/02/2010 06:37:54 PM 756 Views
Heh. A lot can change in three centuries. - 06/02/2010 06:24:58 AM 724 Views
Yeah, I just read the blurb. - 06/02/2010 06:39:52 PM 646 Views
The Endymion books are... different. It's less of an ensemble. - 04/02/2010 07:15:41 AM 654 Views
Hmm. Thanks. - 04/02/2010 06:34:45 PM 688 Views

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