What should I read after Hyperion?

If you liked Hyperion, try The Subtle Knife (Philip Pullman), The Great Hunt (Robert Jordan) and The Dark Tower (Stephen King).

Hyperion by Dan Simmons: what it’s like, who it’s for

Name: Hyperion
Author: Dan Simmons
ISBN: 9780399178610

Science fiction Fantasy Contemporary fiction

Seven pilgrims travel to a planet where time runs backward and a creature called the Shrike waits. Each tells a story to explain why they came.

Feels like dread, wonder and curiosity. About time, adventure and faith.

A page from the book

The best years are the ones nobody thought to photograph.

Sarai had treasured every stage of Rachel’s childhood, enjoying the day-to-day normalcy of things; a normalcy which she quietly accepted as the best of life. She had always felt that the essence of human experience lay not primarily in the peak experiences, the wedding days and triumphs which stood out in the memory like dates circled in red on old calendars, but, rather, in the unself-conscious flow of little things - the weekend afternoon with each member of the family engaged in his or her own pursuit, their crossings and connections casual, dialogues imminently forgettable, but the sum of such hours creating a synergy which was important and eternal.

Excerpt from Hyperion, Dan Simmons, Del Rey 1989. Quoted for discovery. Source Rights & removals

Dan Simmons.Simmons modeled Hyperion's frame on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales; the novel won the 1990 Hugo Award for Best Novel.

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The Subtle Knife

Philip Pullman, 1997

Also wonder and adventure.

The Great Hunt

Robert Jordan, 1990

Also adventure and wonder.

The Dark Tower

Stephen King, 1982

Also adventure and wonder.

Jurassic Park

Michael Crichton, 1990

Also dread and curiosity.

Eragon

Christopher Paolini, 2001

Also adventure and wonder.

Angels & Demons

Dan Brown, 2000

Also curiosity and faith.

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Questions readers ask

What is Hyperion like?: Feels like dread, wonder and curiosity. About time, adventure and faith.
What should I read after Hyperion?: If you liked Hyperion, try The Subtle Knife (Philip Pullman), The Great Hunt (Robert Jordan) and The Dark Tower (Stephen King).

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