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Hyperion
- Lu par : Marc Vietor, Allyson Johnson, Kevin Pariseau, Jay Snyder, Victor Bevine
- Série : Hyperion, Volume 1
- Durée : 20 h et 44 min
- Catégories : Science-Fiction et fantasy, Science-fiction

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Locus Award, Best Novel, 1990
"Dan Simmons has the Midas touch: Every genre he writes - whether SF, horror, mystery, historical, or thriller - he turns to gold. Hyperion and The Fall Of Hyperion set a new standard for grand-scale science fiction." (Kevin J. Anderson, author of The Saga of Seven Suns)
"Dan Simmons was a star from the outset. It was the Hyperion books that made him a superstar. The man, quite simply, is what we in the trade call a writer's writer." (Mike Resnick, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author)
Each of [the pilgrim's] stories would make a superb novella on its own. ( The New York Times Book Review, Gerald Jonas)
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 15/03/2019
Convoluted mystical story
Dived into it thinking it was science fiction. Lots of mysticism and sentimentalism. No real denoument at the end, story is incomplete and just a hook for the sequel.
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- Nicolas
- 22/04/2017
great audiobool
easily understandable for foreigners, the acting is great, the stort and universe is nice but you'll have to continue with the second book or it'll feel just like half a book
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- Joe Melberg
- 13/08/2019
I am 14 and this is deep.
The themes of this book are blood, human pain, and our personal stories; how they make us what we are. I don't feel the author had a grasp on any of these things. I am in the extreme minority of people who love high quality and esoteric scifi and who don't get this book. I read this one and the next. I really didn't need to. It revels in cheap gore, pitting members of a society lost entirely to sociopathy (or is that the author? I can't legitimately tell.) I dunno. If you like Ayne Rand, maybe this is for you. I felt it was very cynical, offering the most dim and unformed view of the human spirit I have ever seen. All characters are motivated by shallow egoistic concerns and when the story seems to achieve some sense of scale, the petty characters drag it back away lest we appreciate some glimpse of awe or vision. There were legitimately some original ideas in this story as well as some pretty good future-casting. If the people were more rounded or had anything decent going on, weren't selfish and nihilistic to a fault, then I might have enjoyed that more. Neck-beardish ideas of sex and women (the only women in this story exist to validate specific male characters who have few if any redeeming qualities). Litterally there is a sentence "Soandso has had sex before, so he knows what sex is like". Which leads into some messed up blood orgy that is the least sexy thing I could imagine. ug...shudder.
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- Michael
- 13/10/2012
The Shrike Awaits. Enter The Time Tombs...
I read this series back in its first published hardcovers, so I look at this book with a judgmental eye - Is it a worthy listen, and its subsequent writings? Here's my take on this audiobook.
This is outstanding scifi, to the point. It reminds me of "The Mote In God's Eye," in its depth, solid character backstories and various perspectives. As in the mentioned comparison, this is complex storytelling that makes you consider as you listen. Each character has purpose and propels the story along, often in unexpected ways. This is THOUGHTFUL scifi, with tremendous respect for the reader's/listener's time, intellect, and maturity. If you want pulp scifi, go listen to Heinlein - This one's for those hungry for a story with meat on its bones, one that makes you want more. One that makes you want to listen to it again, in case you missed something important, and that's quite possible, with this fantastic scifi audiobook.
What's it all about, you ask? Again, Audible listener, I give only hints in reviews, neither plots nor spoilers here. Here's a taste of what your hear...
Knights Templar traveling across the galaxy in living trees. A undying priest carries
a nightmarish secret from an abandoned zombie-like congregation, a woman becomes younger each day, and races to beat the clock, literally. A virtual reality-trained military leader seeks the love of a woman haunting him in his computer-driven landscape. A drunken writer seeks the final and ultimate story. A spacefaring horde, soon to arrive in the known space of man, to conquer and enslave the billions that fear their arrival. And of course, they all seek the Shrike, a man-shaped judge and jury covered in blades, riding the currents of the time tombs, bringing death to most, and life to some.
And that just scratches the surface.
These various stories and their perspectives come together to create a great tale, and you'll definitely want more.
The narration team does a good job to bring this audiobook to life - If you read my other reviews, you know I'm BRUTAL on narrators. The can make or break the author's work. So, "good" is high praise coming from me.
All in all, this is an audiobook that you'll like.
So the Shrike awaits. Enter the Time Tombs, Audible listener, and be judged!
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- Nancy
- 25/02/2009
Bleak & Intense Sci-Fi
The first of two books in the series focuses on a universe where a far flung civilization is in decline. Seven disparate people embark on a reluctant pilgrimage to an ambiguous and malignant entity.
During the journey they tell their stories in an effort to puzzle out why they've been chosen, and how they can use their shared experiences to achieve their individual goals.
Wonderfully written characters make this bleak, intense book worth reading. But be forewarned, the experiences they share are dark! This is not a joyful read, but an extremely memorable one. Definitely a must for Sci-Fi fans.
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- Lore
- 05/05/2012
Excellent start to a series that finds religion.
Dan Simmons creates an amazing future with interesting technology where man's impact on the universe has some pretty significant ramifications for their own survival. This book kicks off the series in fine style and keeps you interested right up until the very bizarro ending.
The main story arc is about a pilgrimage to a distant planet to visit the Time Tombs. As you listen you know there is a lot at stake on the pilgrimage and you try to put together the pieces of the puzzle as you learn about each of the characters. Each one has their own significant reason for going to Hyperion and the future of mankind will be impacted by the outcome.
You will have to pick up book 2 if you really want to know how that all turns out as this book abruptly ends after all the build up. I was a big fan right until the ending which felt severely out of place to me. Book two wasn't nearly as good and for me all the excellent build up was wasted.
As the series goes on it finds religion and that is when it started to lose me. Combine the extremely complicated world of the AIs with the focus on Christianity for the humans and I found myself wishing I was listening to something else. I wasn't offended by it, I just didn't find the whole religous aspect of the books to be that interesting. Sadly it became the major focus of the series and my enjoyment dropped off significantly. I did listen to all 4 books and I enjoyed the first and last books more than books 2 and 3.
I enjoyed the narration and liked the ensemble cast used in book 1.
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- cestakey
- 27/01/2009
Brilliant and Well Crafted
After reading the other reviews of this book, I am compelled to submit my own. First, this is a very well crafted science fiction classic. It creates an entire future universe that is both plausible and fascinating. Second, the story and characters are well developed, intriguing and real. I highly recommend this book. I agree that the female narrator was initially irritating, but once her story begins, becomes more interesting and you get lost in her tale. Be warned however, this only one-half of the book. For complete closure, you will need to read The Fall of Hyperion. Read back to back, this is a brilliant tale of the future with real and unique characters and storyline. This book is well deserving of both the Hugo Award and Locus Award for Best Novel of 1990.
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- aaron
- 28/04/2012
A LESSON in How to Write Smart, Dark, ADULT SciFi
First off, this review pertains only to THIS book. I have no idea how the rest of the books in this series are. As many reviews point out, this book is really only a prologue to the 2nd book. This one sets up the incredible characters that will take you through that one.
This book is the way that adult SciFi should be. It doesn't skirt the edges of "PG-rated" SciFi, like so many authors feel the need to in this genre. It knows it's a twisted dark animal, and it's not afraid to lick the toilet. The characters are very real, and incredibly flawed. Each has their own story, which is compelling, imaginative, and unique.
The world Simmons sets up is very believable. For the most part, he uses current science to back up the future technology he's woven into the story. He takes very few liberties with "fantasy crap SciFi", which I have to admire. If you're an intelligent adult, with a pension for science, then this is your kind of SciFi. Trust me, it doesn't get much better than this!
This book certainly makes me want to read the rest of the books in this series. The only reason the narrators got 4 stars instead of 5 is because the girl's voice was, at times, not that great. Also, the fact that there are multiple narrators was a little jarring at certain points.
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- Aerindel
- 25/04/2009
More than a book
The important thing to understand is that is the first part of series and in reality this book is little more than a prologue. That being said it is a gripping first chapter. The hyperion series is more than a story, it is a work of philosophical and religious fiction that explores the meaning of life and the universe. Don't take that to mean its not full of action, it is. This series has everything in it from medieval sword fights to massive space battles and the destruction of worlds.
At its heart this is the story of mankind's struggle for true transcendence. The plot is deep and convoluted involving substantial time travel and is its secrets cannot be fully understood until the last book. This is a work that you have to begin with some faith that at some point it will all make sense. Trust me, it does and the final revelation in The Rise of Endymion is remarkable.
Christians beware, this book may challenge many of your belifes in uncomfortable ways.
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- mix579
- 27/02/2016
I understand why it's a classic, but...
After reading it way back when it was first published in print, I recently listened to the audiobook version and had pretty much the same reaction to it. I feel almost obligated to admire the author for his skillful weaving of a complex, multi-layered web of tales, all written in totally different styles, each of them contributing in an ingenious way to our understanding of the world that forms the backdrop to this story. Really, really well done, and I fully understand why this book is a sci-fi classic.
Alas, in the end it all sort of falls flat for me, a classic example of arts for art's sake. Some of the tales are gripping (Detective, Poet, Soldier, ) but the others just meander on without much purpose (in particular the Consul's tale). At times it feels like a sophomore in English studies trying to squeeze as many "big" words, as many memes as possible into a paragraph to impress the professor. If someone had seriously edited the book and cut 25% out, it would have been a masterpiece. Well, there's still the issue that it really ends just when it's about to become really interesting. I'm not huge fan of blatant cliffhangers books that leave essentially everything open and bring nothing to a (at least partial) conclusion.
The narration cast is outstanding. Having different characters narrated by different actors works extremely well here.The person reading the poet is brilliant!
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- Ingwe
- 03/04/2013
Classic Sci-fi
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A great sci-fi story told in the "frame story" format. (Like Canterbury Tales.) Seven very different people are on a pilgrimage together to Hyperion and each of their back-stories unfolds the plot.
What I liked best about this story is that in addition to being a great story and setting, (common in good sci-fi/fantasy) the author happens to be a great writer (not so common even in good sci-fi/fantasy). You can tell that the author has a love of science and futurism but also a love of language and poetry. (References to Keats abound.)
Warning: When I started this book I thought it was a stand-alone novel. However, it ends abruptly and I'm told that the Fall of Hyperion finishes the story.
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- Seth D.Yockey
- 07/07/2019
Allyson Johnson's voice gets old.
The story is superb, and all but one of the voice actors are excellent. It's a shame she has the longest story.
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- Roger Schweingruber
- 11/05/2011
Space Opera at it's best
If you like intelligent SiFi with a big plot you will be satisfied. Not only does Dan Simmons draw a big picture of the future, he also does weave cultural and religious elements into his story. A must read for SiFi Fans. Only drawback is, that you have to read all four books ;-)
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- lunacybot69
- 18/11/2020
Wow..
Incredible...utterly incredible. Pitch perfect performance of one of the best examples of scifi I've read.
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- Diego Marcheselli
- 25/08/2020
Great
I read this books many times and now listen them. I am always amazed and grateful for them
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- Der Kunde
- 04/07/2018
Ein Sci-Fi Muss!
Eines der besten Bücher in dem Genre! Dan Simmons schreibt wie ein Gott!!! Einfach unglaublich!!!!!
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