I know there are many of these posts, but I just finished the Dan Simmons sci-fi series, Hyperion and felt the need to write this. Wow. Utterly stunned is my best description of how I feel. In awe, really, that someone could craft such a thoughtful, thought-provoking, and magnificent tale. Over 30 years ago no less!
The characters, the scope, the detail, the emotion, the ideas, OH! the ideas! How does someone come up with so many futuristic ideas, realities, visions, prophecies?
Dan Simmons, if you are out there, I’d love to interview you. I’m overwhelmed with the genius you possess, but it struck me, at the end of Rise of Endymion, that you’re describing the place where you tapped into to create this beauty - The Void Which Binds. Bravo.
Thank you for writing this series. My worldview is forever changed.
I just finished the series I loved how the first two books dealt with religion and philosophy, particularly how the AIs even had their own religions and factions.
I felt like Endymion/Rise of Endymion went off the rails a bit trying to explain things that didn’t need explaining while not doing as well explaining key concepts and themes (the Tree of Pain, adding just bits and pieces about the Shrike).
Also, I’ve read enough on flying carpets. The yee kindly.