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.
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.
The Fall of Hyperion (no spoilers beyond what Amazon has in their book description)
03/02/2010 06:28:47 AM
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Keats was the best part of that book.
03/02/2010 06:39:54 AM
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Redeem Simmons for you from what?
03/02/2010 03:45:48 PM
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Yeah, I meant from the first book, which I didn't particularly care for.
03/02/2010 04:20:51 PM
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Oh don't worry there...
03/02/2010 04:46:34 PM
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But that's the problem: by sheer word volume, it WAS the primary story.
03/02/2010 05:30:06 PM
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Wow, I'm reading this right now. Little more than halfway.
03/02/2010 05:58:48 PM
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Yeah, definitely!
03/02/2010 06:28:16 PM
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Alright, just finished it.
05/02/2010 08:08:17 PM
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