• Chaser@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      Great book. I remember where I was and what I was doing when I read sections of that book for the first time. It really leaves a mark on you and no im not being clever

      • Someonelol@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        Just finished the Fall of Hyperion and it’s pretty good still. It can definitely be hard to follow along sometimes though.

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          1 year ago

          The Endymion books definitely feel different and the themes show their age a little, but overall I think they’re still worth reading

    • imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Great series. My personal favorite from Simmons is the Ilium/Olympos duology, although Olympos was a bit of a letdown at the end. Simmons is brilliant but he does have a way of setting a lot of things up and occasionally failing to deliver a satisfying climax. Hyperion and Endymion, read as two complete works, do a better job of concluding things.

      I distinctly remember reading Ilium when I was like 12 and just being absolutely dumbfounded by the erotic scenes with Helen of Troy. I had never encountered adult content like that in a book and it just blew my horny teenage mind.

      Simmons’ fusion of historical literature with robust far future science fiction is chef’s kiss.