hy01_Hyperion - 00.nfo
General Information
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Title.......................: Hyperion
Author......................: Dan Simmons
Read By.....................: Ray Foushee
Publisher...................: Brillance Audio
Genre.......................: Fantasy
Series Name.................: Hyperion
Position in Series..........: 01
Abridged....................: No
File Information
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Number of MP3s..............: 69
Total Duration..............: 17:05:18
Encoded At Bit Rate.........: 64 kbps
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Book Description
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The structure of Hyperion is an homage to the Caterbury Tales. A very
mixed group of travellers from all over Simmons's far-future universe
meet in a pilgrimage to the world of Hyperion, home to the mysterious
Time Tombs and the killing machine called the Shrike. In the hope of
figuring out why they, out of all of the possible pilgrims, were chosen
and what might be going on, they agree to tell each other their stories
and their reasons for going to Hyperion.
The stories are a beautiful mix of different aspects of science fiction.
There's a first contact story, some military SF, social satire, literary
symbolism, colonial rebellion, cyberpunk, hard-boiled detective, a touch
of horror, and two beautiful stories of personal tragedy. Each story
has its own voice, its own style, and its own narrative technique. They're
all wonderfully told (with the minor exception that the very beginning
of the first story can be a bit slow), separate and unique, and yet
all blend together into a larger narrative. This isn't a collection
of unrelated tales; after the first few stories, the reader can see
deeper patterns, can sense forces coming together, can see effects of
one story in another, and feels the storm gathering.
Hyperion does not have a true ending. It is part of a book split in
half for publishing reasons, and the sequel The Fall of Hyperion completes
the story. That being said, it also has one of the most beautiful and
perfectly delivered endings of any book
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