Christ that was good, finished the Fall of Hyperion that same night. I may have sacrificed a few hours of sleep, but totally worth it.
Characters were top-notch, immediately liked the Consul and Col. Kassad most of all, and they only got better as it went on. The pilgrims are definitely one of my favorite casts of characters in sci-fi.
The world-building was incredible, it wasn’t a horribly long book, but by the end I had a whole picture of this world, and it was full of those little details that make it interesting/lived-in.
The plot was great, multiple plot-threads all going the same place but never feeling like they were stalling to wait for one to catch up. The mystery was great, drip-fed answers while holding plenty of twists in reserve, some coming as a surprise, some not. (Which is not a bad thing, with the groundwork being laid so well.) Also I appreciated how many guns Chekhov left lying around this story.
Overall absolutely adored Hyperion, it’s now placing in my top 10 sci-fi list, and creeping up the scale in my general literature list. I’m curious as to what some of your thoughts on it are!
by Prometheus5537