/lit/ - Literature

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>>3859882
Oh the Irony.

I just finished Hyperion from Dan Simmons. One of my favourite sci fis.

read the Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons....will blow your mind, promise

So, /lit/, what is the best science fiction novel ever written?

Pic related is my answer, as long as it's taken as one book along with The Fall of Hyperion. Other prime contenders include Dune, Foundation, the Commonwealth Saga, Startide Rising and Slaughterhouse Five. Your considered opinions?

I LOVED this series. The settings were so fantastic. I think my favorite part was when Raul passed through the portal and fell for hours in the gas giant planet, chancing upon zeppelins and looking at weather that could engulf whole planets.
Hyperion general.

Picture related. Sends shivers down my spine each time I see it.

Dan Simmons - Hyperion

This is the best modern scifi book I've read. Agree?

Is this good?

1. Sol Weintraub's "The River Lethe's Taste is Bitter"
2. Brawne Lamia's "The Long Good-Bye"
3. Lenar Hoyt's "The Man Who Cried God"
4. Fedmahn Kassad's "The War Lovers"
5. The Consul's "Remembering Siri"
6. Martin Silenus' "Hyperion Cantos"

I liked Hyperion, does that count? The attached picture is related; the book is awesome.

What does /lit/ think of Hyperion?

It was recommended to me by a friend.

Worth buying? Or should I just take it out at the library when I get home next month?

I believe you're all forgetting something

Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion for Sci-fi

On the Detective's tale right now, so far I love it

So what is /lit/'s opinion of the Hyperion Cantos? Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion are two of my most favorite science fiction books. However, I felt that Endymion and Rise of Endymion were poor sequels.

Ok /lit/ I have a $30 gift card for Borders, and I need your help. I've already decided on getting the third book in the Prince of Nothing series and Hyperion, but the question for the last book is either Fall of Hyperion or Dune Messiah. I liked Dune a lot, but I heard Dune Messiah isn't as good. I've also heard many great things about Hyperion. I'll probably get both eventually, but I want to know what you think I should get now.

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Yeah that seems to be the general consensus from what I've read about them. That they're an easy, quick and fun read that doesn't require much thought and are full of puns.

I've been meaning to read Hyperion. How is that?

I started reading the Hyperion books because Yuki Nagato from Haruhi was reading them. I have to say that the first two books were excellent science-fiction while the Endymion series just shat all over it.