![]() I received Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion for my birthday. Every morning that she wakes up she is one day younger. The most heart wrenching of them comes from Sol Weintraub and the story of his daughter Rachel who at the age of 26, as a field archeologist is caught in an entropic wave in the Time Tombs and is diagnosed with a new disease. For example, Braun Lamia is a private investigator and her tale reads like a hard-boil detective novel, albeit it's pure sci-fi. Simmons talent for telling each pilgrim's story is beyond mere imagination, for he is successful in capturing the dialect and thematic style of each of the travelers. ![]() ![]() From the start they realize that each has been chosen because of some special knowledge and past experience with Hyperion. And so they reluctantly and painfully agree to tell their stories as they make their interesting journey. Each story is absolutely captivating. Structured much like the Canterbury Tales,we learn the stories of each of the travelers. To complicate matters, the Ousters are on their way to stage a war to take over the planet and the interstellar Hegemony is making plans to both evacuate and protect Hyperion. Typically, those who make this trip do not return. And this time it is believed that the Time Tombs are about to open freeing the Shrike. Seven people are chosen by the Church of Shrike and confirmed by the All Thing for the final pilgrimage to the Time Tombs on the outback world of Hyperion. ![]()
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