Discussion of Dan Simmons's Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion

Allan will lead a discussion of Dan Simmons's Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion.

Hyperion won the Hugo award and was followed by The Fall of Hyperion. Hyperion is a takeoff of the Canterbury Tales where seven people with a connection to the planet Hyperion are sent to see what is happening to the Time Tombs that are opening up from the future. The Fall of Hyperion concludes with the battle of the Hegemony against the Ousters. There are also three different AIs that form the TechnoCore--each with different ideas on what to do with mankind.

The recommended edition for the Hyperion books is the "Hyperion Omnibus," which includes the two novels in one large-format pb. However, the two books are also available separately in both mass market and trade paperback formats.

The meeting will take place at the Looscan Neighborhood Library.

A list of the books we've read and discussed since we started in 2004 is found at https://bit.ly/MonumentalGBHistory .