Endymion

503 pages

English language

Published April 7, 1995 by Bantam Books.

ISBN:
978-0-553-10020-4
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4 stars (107 reviews)

11 editions

Fascinating universe, dull plot

2 stars

Content warning Some plot stuff, sexualisation of a minor

catholics in space

5 stars

I read Hyperion and the Fall of Hyperion a few years ago, and was a bit worried that I'd need to have them fresh in my mind going into this one. The events of the previous books are referenced quite a bit, but this book also takes place around 200 years later, so it sort of makes sense for me to only remember the original story in broad strokes.

It has the quality of, appropriately, epic poetry, due to its complicated setting, and very deliberate story beats (which also make it feel a bit like a fairy tale). If I have a criticism of the writing technically it's that sometimes the description felt overly detailed (I do prefer this to books which don't explain what's happening enough).

There's some stuff which felt Questionable. I think I want to read the next (and final) book before making up my mind …

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4 stars

Quite different read from the Hyperion saga itself. Not quite as complex, but still fun action read written from two alternative perspectives - the hunter and the hunted.

What happens when an empire spanning many worlds collapses one day to the next? What or who will fill the void? And what would they do to keep their newfound power?

We follow a group of 3 new pilgrims as they are being chased from world to world by a priest/soldier intent on capturing one of them. And they get into enough trouble as-is even without someone on their heels. Their survival is more due to luck than skills or right choices. How long will their luck hold? And will it help when it comes to mindless killing machines?

Guess we’ll see…

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