Reddit reviews Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, Book 1)

Hyperion is one of the best books I've ever read, sci-fi or otherwise. It's a group of people on a journey and along the way each character gets a chance to tell their story. You really get multiple stories in one book. Each one is told in a unique style or voice for the character.

Just sitting here thinking about the tale of Sol Weintraub fills me with the deepest, most bittersweet sadness.

Read it, read it, read it! It's sooooo good!

Yup. This is a subreddit for a series of novels. What is it you're talking about?

No problem! Mine would be the Hyperion Cantos.

The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect It's free to download.

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Lawrence had ordained that Prime Intellect could not, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. But he had not realized how much harm his super-intelligent creation could perceive, or what kind of action might be necessary to prevent it.

Caroline has been pulled from her deathbed into a brave new immortal Paradise where she can have anything she wants, except the sense that her life has meaning.

Now these two souls are headed for a confrontation which will force them to weigh matters of life and death before a machine that can remake -- or destroy -- the entire Universe.

Also, the Hyperion Cantos is probably my favorite sci-fi series. AI's aren't the central characters but the plot revolves around what they are up to.

Imajica by Clive Barker features a painter/forger as one of its main characters, and is a good book. Being Barker, it's weird and disturbing and sexy, sometimes all at once.

Picture This by Joseph Heller is more magical realist than fantasy, but tells parallel stories of Aristotle and Rembrandt, linking it to the painting of "Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer."

Hyperion Cantos has strong artistic elements. One of the main characters is a poet, the structure of the first novel is based on The Canterbury Tales, and John Keats & Joseph Severn also feature.

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Haven't read that yet. Have you read the expanse? Certainly not a literary competitor to three body but I do really like the story and universe.

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Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, Book 1) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004G60EHS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_kQIbBbS16JE4M

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I recommend Dune, as it's similar to ASOIAF as far as political machinations go to some degree, also epic story lines.

You might also like Hyperion by Dan Simmons, I read the first two books, they're kind of freaky.

I also liked Eon by Greg Bear, which is interesting as it shows a look at a future where a big asteroid appears above earth and it has an object on it that the joint Russian/U.S spaceforce goes to investigate, if you're interested in futuristic politics as evidenced by your love for the Bean series, then I'd say this one is for you. Although it's not quite similar to that in the blatancy of its political machinations, it does show an interesting look at this culture and that is in the background.

He also did a couple of good books like Darwins Radio and Darwins Children. I actually started out with Darwin's Children even though it's a sequel. I really liked it. Think Escape to witch mountain.

Earth by David Brin : Experiments with a black hole on the earth's surface goes horribly wrong, near future society where privacy has become a thing of the past

If you're looking for a good post-apocalyptic romp I'd suggest Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. She also did a great series called the Patternist series. This covers several generations. She also did something widely praised called the Kindred though I have yet to read it. Also Lilith's Brood was cool.

You might also like the Stardoc novels. It's a little bit smaller scale in terms of focus but follow large events.

Also one of my favorite all time books is Mainline. It's about an assassin who can slip through parralel time streams to make a hit. It's pretty awesome.

Ok good luck!

And read Lost World Jurassic Park.