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The Rise of Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #4)
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Two evil fractions, one down to Earth and the physical world with the head in the faithful interstellar clouds and the big surprise one, are the basis of the finale of a bombastic, unforgettable sci-fi wonderwork.
Simmons continues the deconstruction of faith, accelerates the plot, and leaves one afterward with the big questions of how much one didn´t get:
Is it humankind misusing a gift or was the present always poisonous, its intent always negative and destructive?
How many innuendos are hidden in the Technocore?
What was the plan and motivation of the time manipulating future humans?
How many allegories to past and present history are hidden?
Etc.
In contrast to the Hyperion series, the a bit stronger focus on mythology and magic makes if more fantasy than science, although whenever the two clash, the old saying that advanced enough technology is indistinguishable from magic is true. There would be even a third way, the often underrepresented biopunk option, that could see much more use in hybrid works, because already simple seemingly fantasy magic vs technology, especially nano, makes incredible plot goals, characters´ motivations, suspense potential, possible, and biotechnological fueled Gaia fraction would be a great extra to see.
Enjoy the finale of the series, maybe try some of Simmons old horror works, but avoid the new ones, because something terrible seems to have happened here if one, just as me, believes in meta rating scores.
Tropes show how literature is conceptualized and created and which mixture of elements makes works and genres unique:
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...
Simmons continues the deconstruction of faith, accelerates the plot, and leaves one afterward with the big questions of how much one didn´t get:
Is it humankind misusing a gift or was the present always poisonous, its intent always negative and destructive?
How many innuendos are hidden in the Technocore?
What was the plan and motivation of the time manipulating future humans?
How many allegories to past and present history are hidden?
Etc.
In contrast to the Hyperion series, the a bit stronger focus on mythology and magic makes if more fantasy than science, although whenever the two clash, the old saying that advanced enough technology is indistinguishable from magic is true. There would be even a third way, the often underrepresented biopunk option, that could see much more use in hybrid works, because already simple seemingly fantasy magic vs technology, especially nano, makes incredible plot goals, characters´ motivations, suspense potential, possible, and biotechnological fueled Gaia fraction would be a great extra to see.
Enjoy the finale of the series, maybe try some of Simmons old horror works, but avoid the new ones, because something terrible seems to have happened here if one, just as me, believes in meta rating scores.
Tropes show how literature is conceptualized and created and which mixture of elements makes works and genres unique:
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...
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Kevin Lopez wrote: "I read the first two of the “Hyperion Cantos” and loved them, but never started the Endymion books because the reviews I read always regarded them as huge downgrades from the quality of the first t..."Thanks!
One has to be sci-fi prone for the big final parts, I guess that many of the readers who read the more sophisticated first 2 books wanted more of that, not space opera style with action, and were disappointed that the series went a completely different route.
Reading your review makes me reassess that, though! Great review Mario!