Comments on: Book Store Splurge

By: John

John — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 16:12:53 +0000

OK, will do.

Yeah, I know about the sequels. And, in true biblioholic fashion, I already own mmpb copies of all the books. If I put the new Collector’s Edition in the book queue, I should get around to it by…let’s see…[checks schedule]…2086! Will this post still be here by then to remind me? :-S

By: jp

jp — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 15:03:30 +0000

I'm a Dan Simmons SF fan boy. Not so big on his non-SF stuff. Although I did enjoy Summer of Night, even if it was a bit slow and very Stephen Kingish, and I did like Carrion Comfort as well. Other than those, his other non-SF books haven't been as interesting. A note on Hyperion: Remember, there are 4 books in this series. That one, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion and The Rise of Endymion. These are not just action-adventure space opera SF, although it has that too. They are also philosophical discussions on the nature of humanity, intelligence, sentience, etc. They can get quite heavy, much like Schroeder's books, only on a galactic scale and with on of the most interesting/enigmatic 'characters' I've ever read about, the Shrike. Devote some time to it when you read it.

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 08:04:03 +0000

And I have to add a third voice in favor of Hyperion – I’m a Dan Simmons fan-boy (sorta.)

By: Rich

Rich — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 05:58:42 +0000

Hmmm, for some reason I had no trouble at all picturing John clutching some book walking around the bookstore, however the thing that really bothers me is that I had no trouble picturing him running from the store giggling like a school girl . . :O

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 05:07:02 +0000

Now I must go and look at least…. Thanks John ya freak…