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Science Fiction Thought-Provoking Balanced

Hyperion

Dan Simmons

4.3 via Goodreads

Seven pilgrims journey to a monster that kills in ways that make no sense -- and each of their stories is a different kind of science fiction, and together they become something stranger.

Mood Thought-Provoking
Pacing Balanced
Complexity Dense & Rewarding
Pages 516
Reading Time ~17–26 hrs

About This Book

A stunning tour de force filled with transcendent awe and wonder, Hyperion is a masterwork of science fiction that resonates with excitement and invention, the first volume in a remarkable epic by the multiple-award-winning author of The Hollow Man. On the world called Hyperion, beyond the reach of galactic law, waits a creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it.

Who This Is For

Best for readers who want their assumptions challenged: books that raise questions without easy answers. This is a book that asks something of you. Dense, layered, and best read slowly. The pacing is balanced, time to breathe between moments that matter. If you want clear answers and a satisfying resolution, look elsewhere.

Best Read When

Best read when you're in the mood for something challenging and thought-provoking, and a read that's balanced and absorbing.

What It Explores

Hyperion explores identity and the gap between who we are and who we pretend to be, survival and what extreme circumstances ask of people, and loss and what remains after it.

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