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  • The Rise of Endymion

  • By: Dan Simmons
  • Narrated by: Victor Bevine
  • Length: 29 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (8,197 ratings)

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Publisher's summary

In the stunning continuation of the epic adventure begun in Hyperion, Simmons returns us to a far future resplendent with drama and invention. On the world of Hyperion, the mysterious Time Tombs are opening. And the secrets they contain mean that nothing - nothing anywhere in the universe - will ever be the same.
©1997 Dan Simmons (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

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Awesome

I loved these books. I could have done without the swearing. Otherwise, excellent. Mindblowingly cool.

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Compelling

One of the best series I have ever experienced! I will miss the characters, the complex and interwoven relationships. And the narration was flawless!

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final book pays for all

was a long journey but glad to have stuck it out to the last book

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fitting conclusion

here I am listening to a book written decades ago and thinking - it's very fitting even today.

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I'm all sad now....

Can't believe it's over, but as one reviewer suggested, wait a year or two and enjoy the whole thing over again!

There's a reason this work is a Hugo and Locus award winner. What a rolliking, yet dark, no holds barred romp through time and space!

Thanks Dan and Victor for such a satisfying and superior piece of entertainment.

Gary


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excellent reading

one tenth of one point taken for *spoilers* the voice he used for Silinas' mechanically enhanced voice. Didn't care for that choice. Other than that, engaging and emotional.

Such a profound evolution of the story from Hyperion.

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Great Wrap Up to a Series that just Barely Kept Me

I enjoyed the first Hyperion but I didn't know if I would think the whole series was worth it. The key mysteries of this universe kept pulling me back in and this book did an amazing job tying everything up, answering my questions, and satisfying the wrap up. the narrator is great and brings life to some of the characters, especially the poet.

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What an ending!

This this is the best sci-fi book series I had the pleasure to listen to. Dan Simons is a genius.

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Great Ending to a Great Series

This whole series is an amazing exploration in both sci-fi and philosophy. It really made me pause and think multiple times about how we as people should view the universe and our place within it. Truly fantastic. I would absolutely recommend anyone to read this whole series.

With that said, I feel like I really have to get this off my chest: Raul is one of the most annoying characters in a book I have ever read. It was so strange how painfully dumb he was throughout the entire journey. Every single other character felt alive and important. But then Raul would butt in and ruin the moment. There were several times I would groan / scream out loud at my frustrations in listening to his thoughts.

He was obviously needed for a plethora of reasons as a character but in the end he felt so forced. I still give everything five stars because the story deserves it.

*spoiler* Yes, Raul, you were / will obviously be the father, why is that so hard to conceptualize when YOU KNOW THE SHRIKE TRAVELS THROUGH TIME AND SPACE. Holy crap dude, get over it!

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wow

just wow
it was amazing...I don't know what else to say about this series of books.

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