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Originally Posted by loramin
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Shocked to see anyone mention Simmons here, since I was going to recommend him also ... but I'd recommend Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion (two books, one story) instead. I'm both a Literature major and a big science-fiction fan, and those two books are my favorite works of fiction, ever.
At the same time however, I would caution you never to read Simmons' Illium and Olympus. Illium also start out with an amazing story ... but Simmons was clearly still learning to be a writer when he wrote it, as the ending (Olympus) is absolutely atrocious. If he hadn't written my favorite books ever, I would hate Dan Simmons with a fiery passion for writing Olympus: it's that bad.
P.S. The Hyperion books also have a couple of sequels, Endymion and Rise of Endymion. They're good, and it's fun to come back to that same universe again, but they're definitely not as good as the originals (which is usually true of sequels).
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I remember I was at barnes and noble looking for a civil war book, I would buy one for grandma every year for christmas. It was in the new release section and at the time I had a strong fascination with stories of exploration and mountaineering and john muir at the time. The picture on the front and the back cover synopsis just spoke to me so I picked it (the terror) up.
I will definitely add the Hyperion and the sequels to my list. Thanks.