Endymion

Way more easy to read than the previous two and more cinematographic. It would be great as a movie. Not something exceptional though the last pages were something sublime. Definitely makes me want to read the last one.

Incredibly disappointing compared to the last two. I doubt I'll read past this.

From John Wick to the Terminator, this story is full of adventure and mystery while building on the original pilgrims stories from 270 years in the past.

Really enjoyed this book and am excited to dive into the final Hyperion chapter.

There is absolutely nothing lacking in this book. The world-building is at once unmatchably epic and so easily believable. The characters are complex and fascinating. The language is simply poetic. I found the plot even better than what the first two books offered! Enjoyable, exciting, and satisfying, Simmons immensely surpassed my expectations.

Another great book in the series. Very differently told than the previous two though. This one is more like classic adventure stories told from various points of view. To be honest i preferred the previous ones, but on the other hand i really appreciate author's bravery to experiment with style. The story is mostly an introduction to some grand finale (well, i know there are 4 books in total...) and introduces us to main characters and the state of the world. I am also still amazed by the plethora of cultural and historical analogies to be found here. And im sure i missed a lot of them as well! Now looking forward to how everything will conclude!

Endymion by Dan simmons. I just finished this one today and gave this one 3/5 stars

Some aspects of it I didn't like or the book failed to really explain in a way that makes any sense

Like why do the farcaster portals only activate for Aenea when the network was, at least in theory, destroyed.

If the AI techno core is connected to her and activating it for her, and have this ability why have they left the farcasters dormant for nearly 300 yrs

A planet with a frozen atmosphere, and on the top of said atmosphere its a near vacumme which my impressiom was like the moon, which has a near true vacume (as even space is not a perfect vacumme and has some particles of matter and the solar wind) has a wind one can feel blowing

The constant death and ressurrection cycles becomes redundant etc... but at the same time raised the stakes for Aenea, Endymion and Android bettik as they are mortal and not “of the cross” while their enemy can just keep being ressurrected

Its not all bad. The catholic church taking over the galaxy with the cruciform parasite was a interesting development that I enjoyed.

I never read the second two books of the Hyperion Cantos because I read some reviews how horrible they are.

Those reviews lied.

This book was amazing from the first page to the last one. It felt a bit like reading the first book of the Hyperion Canots, perhaps not 100% on the same level, that is unreachable, but very close. I fully enjoyed it.

So if you read the first two books, I recommend that you read this one too.

Some hero you are
you're supposed to protect her
not make her save you.

Le troisième opus d'une oeuvre magnifique, la saga Hyperion / Endymion. Un très grand souvenir.

Expanding on the Hyperion universe while introducing new realistic and thoughtful characters.

Expanding on the Hyperion universe while introducing new realistic and thoughtful characters.

2nd read of this after deciding the read all the Hyperion novels again. Don't think it's as good as I thought it was first time around, it's really slow at the beginning and doesn't pick up pace until 200 pages in and picks up again at the last 200 pages. Onto the next one. but not just yet.

Need to find some time to get my thoughts in order and do this review. For now, just go and read it if you've started the series.

I am really becoming a Dan Simmons fan, I think. I like every book in this series better than the last one. True, he can be a bit wordy, and I still don't understand who sent the Shrike or why a Shrike, but there's still one more book in the series and the Shrike is such a badass deux ex machina that I don't care. I was also happy to see Martin again. I know Martin isn't the most popular character, but I love the cranky old poet.

This book seems to be focusing on Brawne Lamia's story's theme of “what is life?” and Hoyt/Dure's theme of “what is faith?” I'm really intrigued by Simmons' ponderings on both those questions and will definitely read the next book. Need a break first, though. One can only handle so many lapis skies at a time.

Assolutamente non all'altezza dei primi due IMMENSI libri. Comunque la saga continua e pur non mantenendo i livelli precedenti rimane dell'ottima fantascienza e, al solito, Simmons sa stupire come pochi.