Hyperion Cantos
by Dan Simmons · first published 1996
71% recommend28% neutral1% critical
Why HN recommends it
Far-future sci-fi that opens as Canterbury Tales in space, with pilgrims traveling toward a nightmarish death god. Philosophical and rich; suits readers who want a big story, ideally across all four books.
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…list of length 1, the only entry would be Hyperion by Dan Simmons. It's the Canterbury Tales in space, but the thing they're pilgrimaging towards is a nightmarish god of death. http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-Cantos-Dan-Simmons/dp/0553283...
on “Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read” ↗Haven't read Gene Wolfe (yet), but I can strongly recommend 'Hyperion Cantos' by Dan Simmons.
on “Gene Wolfe Turned Science Fiction into High Art (2019)” ↗I am just finishing reading the Hyperion Cantos which is an absolutely inspired masterwork by Dan Simmons. I can’t stand rereading / rewatching anything, this series is so rich that it feels like reading fresh material all over again. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_Cantos
on “Ask HN: What are the best Sci-Fi books you've ever read?” ↗Makes me want to re-read Simmons' Hyperion Cantos, which had great intertextuality with Keats & one of the main characters was a "Keats" AI.
on “‘I always made an awkward bow’: John Keats’s poignant farewell” ↗…Best fantasy in terms of most imaginative and full of wonder: The Neverending Story by Michael Ende. (I know, everyone saw the crappy movie; it simply does not do the book justice.) Best Scifi: The Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons
on “Ask HN: What is the greatest book you've ever read?” ↗It was great to read that, after reading the excellent Hyperion cantos by Dan Simmons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_Cantos
on “A Possible Keats” ↗On the 'harvesting CPU power'... give the Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons a read. I would put it up there as one of the greats of science fiction.
on “If You Harvested Body Heat from 44,000 People You Could Mine 1 Bitcoin per Month” ↗'Remembrance of Earth’s Past' trilogy is spectacular. At the risk of this becoming a list of everyone's favorite novels, I'd put the Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons in the same league as that trilogy.
on “The Rise and Rise of Chinese Science Fiction” ↗* Alastair Reynolds - Revelation Space Series * Dan Simmons - Hyperion Cantos Series * Martha Wells - The Murderbot Diaries * Peter F. Hamilton - Void Trilogy * Liu Cixin - The Three Body Problem (Starts on Earth but goes Interstellar) * Frank Herbert - Dune * Joe Haldeman…
on “Ask HN: Science Fiction Starter List” ↗The Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons.
on “What are your favourite sci-fi books?” ↗Go read Dan Simmons Hyperion Cantos
on “Clumps of human brain cells in a dish can learn to play Pong faster than an AI” ↗Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons for a great audiobook experience. I do mean experience, the word epic is thrown around a lot but Hyperion is worlds above any Sci Fi I have read. The narration is excellent in all 4.…
on “Ask HN: Keeping busy during a commute” ↗1- Gregory Benford's "Galactic Center" series http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_Center_Saga 2- Dan Simmons' "Hyperion Cantos" series http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_Cantos
on “Ask HN: Novels about or featuring malevolent AI?” ↗My favorite work of science fiction is the Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons, I think it's really an unmatched tour de force in the genre.
on “Books to Read in a Lifetime” ↗I can't resist chiming in with another Endymion reference: the Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons. Fantastic series.
on “Be Kind” ↗