But some of the issues in the second two books are directly related to contradictions with the first books and how Simmons deals with these and I wouldn't want to give anything away. Having said that I dod enjoy the last two books but I'd advise a long break between the first two and the second two and go into the second two expecting something very different.
I'm afraid there are huge sections of that book that are just waffle. Watch out for quite a few easter eggs and nodds to other great sci-fi writers hidden throughout the first two books.Įndymion and The Rise of Endymion I would suggest needs a thread of it's own to discuss but I would warn you these are very different books and by the time you reach the Rise of Endymion you get the distinct feeling that Simmons has reached a point where the publishers don't feel the need to proof read his work or don't have the guts to tell him to cut large sections of the story. Where the first book is based mostly on the Canterbury Tales this focuses much more on John Keats and his work. This started to fall into the realm of a more typical Sci-Fi book but there are some interesting ideas covered here aswell. I enjoyed this but not as much as the first book. This deals much more with the galactic events as they are playing out. The Fall of Hyperion tells the story from a different perspective, or maybe I should say we understand the perspective a little more. If you read this book you will need to read The Fall of Hyperion and my advice would be to have it ready immediately after, it really is one story in two halves. I found most of the characters were wonderfully well developed and the locations, technology and ideas expressed exceptionally well.
The various worlds and factions of humanity are described incredibly well. The framing story was both intriguing and at times very gripping.
We are taken through various individuals stories all with the feel of a slightly different Sci-Fi or Fantasy genre.
I very much enjoyed the first book of The Hyperion Cantos.
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