I felt exactly the same the author of this article described he felt after reading Hyperion. RIP Dan Simmons.
Dan Simmons, the author of more than three dozen books, including the famed Hyperion Cantos, has died from a stroke. He was 77.
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/02/hyperion-author-dan-simmons-dies-from-stroke-at-77/
RIP Dan Simmons. Im actually half way through book 3 of the Hyperion Cantos. Some of the best scifi Ive ever read, cant put it down! Highly recommend.
I noticed the Ars headline then right above it is an article about virtual photos and immediately thought about "the void which binds" and the "Techno Core".
@sleepy62 wow I didn't noticed it! that book contained so many great things, and the plot is mind-blowing.
I have also started the 3rd book but never finished, the first two left me exhausted 😅
I think I read Project Hail Mary after that, different author but highly recommended.
Im also liking the Endymion part of the tale. Fast paced and unpredictable. I just love pondering the idea of the Galaxy run by a militarized Catholic Church. So out there but totally plausible in the story line. The "Cruciform" gave new meaning to "Born Again Christians".
Think you'll enjoy these pages from Warrior magazine the same source as the original run of "V for Vendetta".
Artist is John Ridgway who also worked on MarvelUK's Doctor Who magazine.
Me not being religious and being actively secular since about 4 years old, I treat all religious-faith-myth culture as expressions of the great mystery of whatever the heck is going on in the black-box that is the actual workings of human brains.
That jesuit in Endymion is cool as fuck, though.
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