But looking at Hyperion solely, I can say the structure was interesting: various stories (one per character), all widely different but also all linked up in the end, which lead up to the ending craftily. The humor threaded in the story was one of the things I enjoyed, as was the complexity of Simmons’ imagined future and the pace at which alien technologies and world details were revealed throughout. There’s a lot of foreign stuff to assimilate at first, but it all makes sense in the end, even for non-regulars of sci-fi such as I. In fact, it seemed to me that the novel is more a blend of sci-fi and fantasy than pure sci-fi – I’ll let genre readers agree or express horror on that one.
Yup, thanks for the recommendations on this one. It gets my vote.
Mais si on regarde seulement Hyperion, je peux dire que la structure est intéressante : des histoires variées (une par personnage), toutes largement différentes mais aussi toutes reliées en définitive, qui mènent habilement à la finale. L’humour enfilé dans l’histoire est une des choses que j’ai apprécié beaucoup, en plus de la complexité du futur imaginé par Simmons, et le rythme auquel les technologies extraordinaires et détails de ce monde inventé sont révélés à travers l’histoire. Il y a beaucoup de trucs étrange à assimiler au début, mais tout est logique à la fin, même pour ceux qui ne lisent pas habituellement de science fiction, comme moi. En fait, je dirais que le roman est davantage un bon mélange de science fiction et fantastique que de la science fiction pure – je vais laisser les lecteurs du genre approuver ou exprimer leur horreur à ce sujet.
Ouaip, merci pour la recommandation pour celui-là. Il a mon vote.
I’m so glad you enjoyed the story. As you know, it’s one of my favorites. I just finished his newest novel « The Terror, » a quasi-historical novel about the Franklin expedition to find the Northwest passage. Simmons is just one of those writers that makes me insanly jealous. It’s not enough that he created my favorite sci-fi/fantasy novel of all times…he also delves into crime drama and horror, and historical fiction with equal skill. Show off….