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I've recently binged on Dan Simmons books and continue to be impressed by the breadth of his writing.
The best I read were Drood (yes, very long and slow in parts, but great character development and a really interesting way to introduce people to Charles Dickens), the two Hyperion stories )which I think most people rank as amongst Simmon's best work and I wouldn't consider myself to be a SciFi fan) and The Abominable (another long, but really satisfying story).
Black Hills was over long and didn't really grab me and Flashback was way too right-wing for my liking, but still an ok futuristic detective novel.
Next up is the two follow-up books in the Hyperion Cantos series, Endymion and The Rise of Endymion.
The Fifth Heart, Simmon's most recent story, remains my overall favourite.
Great to hear about your binge, and about your opinion of the books.
There are many recent ones of his I have yet to read, but Drood and The Terror are probably my favourite mainstream works of his; The Crook Factory is also very good. Favourite SF works would have the be The Hyperion Cantos, although the Ilium/Olympos duology are also excellent and fun.
I haven read anything written since (and including) Black Hills, so it was great to hear your opinion of them.
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I didn't think Flashback was that bad. Yes, it's absolutely right wing propaganda but the story was well worth it.
I too loved The Fifth Heart. That man can seriously write when he's not trying to show you just how much research he put into mundane details that have zero to do with the story.
I love early Simmons. The two Hyperions you speak of were tremendous reads - you will love what he does in the final two as well. You gotta give Carrion Comfort a chance, as it's easily one the best takes on the vampire genre. If you enjoy hard boiled detective fiction, you can't beat Simmons' Joe Kurtz series - can't believe that these have not been made into movies. I could keep going on with Summer of Night, etc..., but you get the gist. Love this guy!
Yes, I agree on both counts, particularly with regards to The Fifth Heart as having now subsequently read most his Simmon's historic-set novels, The Fifth Heart feels like he finally nailed the formula and got the balance right between background information and interesting character development.
This bodes really well for the forthcoming Omega Canyon, whenever it sees the light of day.
Can someone help?
What is the difference between Lord John Press' Children of the Night limited (500) and Deluxe (200)?
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ANYTHING DT Related #246
Dead Zone First Edition F/F or NF/NF
Not sure if anyone has a answer but I thought I’d check here. Trying to get first editions of the entire Hyperion cantos. I have 2 3 and 4 but I’m really not able to fin Hyperion at all. I honestly have only seen one for sale at like $700. Did this have a extremely low print run? Just seems to be hard to come by