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April 25,2025
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Se siete appassionati di fantascienza vi consiglio assolutamente di leggere questa serie appassionante e avventurosa, nonostante sia una lettura lunga. Questo volume racchiude i primi due romanzi della tetralogia e dà inizio ad una visione di un futuro lontano, facendoci viaggiare in un universo di sacerdoti e poeti, pellegrini e creature mitiche, specie umanoidi e intelligenze artificiali, ma anche in una storia che intreccia religione e scienza, politica e guerra, trascendenza e orrore. Rimarrete stupiti di fronte alla bravura di Dan Simmons nell'oltrepassare i confini e nell'intersecare più generi tra loro, creando un tempo e uno spazio ben strutturati con colpi di scena pazzeschi. Protagonisti della storia sono un gruppo di pellegrini in viaggio verso il misterioso pianeta di Hyperion per incontrare l’entità misteriosa e mostruosa chiamata Shrike. Ogni personaggio in prima o in terza persona racconta il proprio passato e cosa li ha portati a compiere il viaggio così che l’autore possa rivelare ogni tassello gradualmente, uno dopo l’altro, facendoci conoscere il carattere dei personaggi e la natura dell’egemonia e il ruolo di Hyperion e dello Shrike nel destino dell’umanità. Nella seconda parte la storia è raccontata in modo diverso in quanto la narrazione è affidata a un “cybrid”, il cui corpo è umano ma l’intelligenza è artificiale. Sebbene le esperienze dei pellegrini continuino ad essere una parte importante della storia, gran parte dell’attenzione si sposta soprattutto sull’Egemoni, sul conflitto tra le fazioni e sull’invasione degli Ouster. Molti misteri e apparenti contraddizioni vengono spiegati in questa seconda parte. La scrittura è superba e versatile, sorprendente e potente, tanto che il lettore inizia il romanzo e una volta arrivato alla fine vorrebbe ancora continuare a leggere ancora su questo mondo perfettamente creato. Ci troviamo di fronte ad una storia grandiosa dell’orrore, di azione e tragedia, cospirazioni e profezie, sacrificio e sopravvivenza, identità e teologia, impronte ecologiche e colonialismo, morte e rinascita, una tra le migliori di fantascienza che abbia mai letto. Non voglio rivelarvi più nulla perché c'è così tanto da dire di questo romanzo bellissimo.

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April 25,2025
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Гиперион сам по себе не очень, хотя и помог скоротать время на длинной пересадке в аєропорту. А вот падение несколько пободрее будет, хотя все-таки есть как минимум одна большая нелогичность: как люди могли в принципе вести свою игру при условии, что ИскИны контролируют всю связь и логистику Гегемонии, даже при том что часть ИскИнов нейтральны, а часть условно дружественны людям.
April 25,2025
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bello, bello, bello... non proprio fantascienza di quella pura, alla asimov per intenderci, ma 12isamente un libro di quelli che mi piacciono... che pu�� essere letto a vari livelli, dalla semplice storia alle implicazionini filosofico/religiose/etiche... 12isamente un libro che consiglio agli amanti della fantascienza... e qualcuno riconoscer�� degli elementi che hanno ispirato Matrix!
April 25,2025
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Was für ein unfassbarer Opus!

Das Buch beginnt mit dem Satz "Der Hegemoniekonsul saß auf dem Balkon seines Ebenholzraumschiffs und spielte Rachmaninows Prélude in cis-Moll auf einem uralten, aber gut erhaltenen Steinway, während sich große grüne Saurierwesen unten in den Sümpfen drängten und heulten." ... wie passt das zusammen?

Einige Stunden fesselnde Lesezeit später ist man schlauer. Viele bildhaft umschriebene Lebenswege und Begebenheiten kanalisieren sich zu einem großen, verschlungenem und vor allem monumentalen Ende. Wie passen KI und Religion zusammen? Was macht den Menschen aus? Welche Rolle spielt Wissen und Technik im Gegensatz zu Urvertrauen und Liebe?
Und vor allem: wie nah liegen eine utopische und dystopische Zukunft nebeneinander?

1400 Seiten sind eine Ansage - und ja, man braucht stellenweise Durchhaltevermögen. Aber holy moly, das hat sich gelohnt!

April 25,2025
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Reading these two novels (published in one volume) was something of an emotional rollercoaster. At times I hoped for it to end, and I wanted to put the book down rather than continue experiencing the anxiety and hardships these characters endure. Other times I was fascinated by the universe Dan Simmons created, or inspired by the bond the characters built through shared adversity.

To produce such an empathetic response from the reader was probably one of the better results Simmons could have hoped for. One of the overall themes of the story is after all Human Empathy. In any case, this work contains much to reflect on. It is not quickly or easily digested, which is something one could say about too few Science Fiction novels.

There are some weak points, such as the dependence of one plot on the early 90’s obsession with virtual universes and cyberspace. Otherwise, this is an impressive achievement. The descriptions of the many human colonized planets, the strange Time Tombs, and the Shrike itself create very striking visuals in the imagination. (I am grateful to have read an edition with suitably abstract cover art, rather than the hopelessly literal artwork found on the covers of the mass market editions.) For some like me, Hyperion is also an interesting opportunity to learn more about the poetry of John Keats!

One could easily imagine this story as an allegory for our current cultural and social conditions on Earth. The citizens of this fictional Hegemony of the far future have adapted to the convenience of nearly instantaneous travel and communication between extremely distant locations. Thanks to their dependence on this "Farcaster" technology, they consider themselves one population, rather than hundreds of different groups separated by vast light years in distance. Likewise, some part of our human population on Earth has adapted to the instant communication made possible by our Telecom and Internet infrastructure, and the quick travel made possible by the burning of fossil fuels for air travel. The resulting implications of this dependence may be very similar.
April 25,2025
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A story of supreme intelligence!
More relevant today than when it was published.

If you like pontificating on subjects of religion and philosophy you must read this.
If you are disheartened by our own growing technology you must read this.

Just read it.. you will be so glad you did.
April 25,2025
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DNF... mi arrendo momentaneamente...non è un libro brutto!anzi ci sono molti spunti interessanti!!!ma in questo momento faccio fatica a leggerlo... chissà magari in futuro lo riprenderò...
April 25,2025
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It's possible I'm being too harsh on my first read of these two books (Hyperion and Fall of) -- because granted, the world building ends up being breathtaking in its scope and variety, and I especially liked the kernel of Gene Wolfe's inscrutable intellectuality and obsession with Catholicism that Simmons infused into the space opera of it all -- but I ended up just not caring too much about the characters. I also found his tic of saying like "It reminded John of a quotation from a song 900 years ago from Old Earth" to be offputting over time, but that is a relatively small thing. The Shrike is amazing, even if, as pure Horror, I thought it fit poorly with some of the other novel-stuff. I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could.
April 25,2025
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4.5 Stars

Hyperion - 4.5 Stars
The Fall of Hyperion - 4 Stars
April 25,2025
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Imagine a future where Earth is dead and the whole humanity has spread to hundreds of planets which now form the Hegemony of Man, and which are connected by instant portals.

Seven pilgrims are summoned to return to Hyperion, a planet that is not yet part of the Hegemony but plays a crucial political role, as the so called Time Tombs are opening and the Shrike, part God and part killing machine, has been freed. Each pilgrim has a reason to go back to Hyperion, an astonishing story to tell, and a crucial role to play.

Space opera at its best, galactic war, spaceship travel, time travel, political intrigue, mystery, lots of literature references...in a word: mind-blowing. If you are a sci-fi fan I can assure you that these books won't disappoint you!
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