Hyperion

A Thing of Eternity · Post by **A Thing of Eternity** » 26 May 2008 13:12

Well, I can't remember who told me to read this... I finished it this weekend and nearly crashed my car getting to the bookstore for Fall of Hyperion lest I have a stroke from the massive cliff hanger. Halfway through that one now.
Bloody amazing, thought it was a bit cheezy at first, and parts are, but bloody amazing. I'm not a "scared of the dark" type (heights are a diff matter) but I was pretty much on edge every night I went to sleep right after a scene with the shrike.

SandChigger · Post by **SandChigger** » 26 May 2008 13:39

Fear the Shrike!

Spice Grandson · Post by **Spice Grandson** » 26 May 2008 14:27

A Thing of Eternity wrote:Well, I can't remember who told me to read this... I finished it this weekend and nearly crashed my car getting to the bookstore for Fall of Hyperion lest I have a stroke from the massive cliff hanger. Halfway through that one now.
Bloody amazing, thought it was a bit cheezy at first, and parts are, but bloody amazing. I'm not a "scared of the dark" type (heights are a diff matter) but I was pretty much on edge every night I went to sleep right after a scene with the shrike.

You'll be blown away by Fall of Hyperion, too. Great books.

Serkanner · Post by **Serkanner** » 26 May 2008 15:40

Both books are my favourites next to the Dune chronicles.

A Thing of Eternity · Post by **A Thing of Eternity** » 26 May 2008 15:46

They don't look very impressive, and the summary on the back cover reads like a cheezy knockoff sf movie description. Don't let it fool you. Good good good. Good.

orald · Post by **orald** » 26 May 2008 15:57

I tried reading the first a few times in the past, but couldn't get much into it, even though I tried skipping between parts to see if there was something more interesting later on.

The Shrike is awsome though.

Pardot Kynes · Post by **Pardot Kynes** » 27 May 2008 00:54

What the hell is a Shrike?

Its supposed to be a mythical hawk, but you don't seem to be talking about a bird of prey.

SandChigger · Post by **SandChigger** » 27 May 2008 01:37

Behold the Shrike!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shrike

Serkanner · Post by **Serkanner** » 27 May 2008 05:29

Never seen the drawing before ... it is awesome!

inhuien · Post by **inhuien** » 27 May 2008 07:52

SandChigger wrote:Behold the Shrike!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shrike

Mr. SandChigger, Where did you get a photograph of my Mother in Law.

One should be thankful, at least you got her good side.

orald · Post by **orald** » 27 May 2008 08:01

Serkanner wrote:Never seen the drawing before ... it is awesome!

Google images shows it as 5th result(assuming it starts from left to right?) for both "shrike" and "the shrike".

I love google images.

This would be way better if it was a full body though.

Pardot Kynes · Post by **Pardot Kynes** » 27 May 2008 09:20

Mother of God!

Post by **Omphalos** » 27 May 2008 10:29

orald wrote:

Yo man! How's he go da batroom wit all dat stuff on?

A Thing of Eternity · Post by **A Thing of Eternity** » 27 May 2008 11:04

Almost done the second book now, I was going to make a post about all the Dune references in the Books, I remember there being at least three but have forgotten what two of them are. Anyways, the androids have "blue in blue" eyes.

orald · Post by **orald** » 27 May 2008 11:06

bryanvdk wrote:it's like a really sharp wookie

Funny, I was having the same SW impression, but didn't know why.

The 3D head one is total pwnage though.

SandChigger · Post by **SandChigger** » 27 May 2008 12:09

orald wrote:This would be way better if it was a full body though.

Unless the person who did it has a very fast computer, it would take a loooooong time to render.

orald · Post by **orald** » 27 May 2008 13:37

It's OK, I have time.

Pardot Kynes · Post by **Pardot Kynes** » 27 May 2008 13:38

Pfft. Just leave it on at night when you go to bed.

orald · Post by **orald** » 27 May 2008 13:51

Well, I meant the guy making it can take his time, I can wait for the end result.

I can't even stick two pictures together on the computer myself.

Pardot Kynes · Post by **Pardot Kynes** » 27 May 2008 13:56

Then why'd you make the offer?

Funny, silly Orald.

orald · Post by **orald** » 27 May 2008 14:10

Because the set up was too good to refuse.

Pardot Kynes · Post by **Pardot Kynes** » 27 May 2008 14:22

Eh?

orald · Post by **orald** » 27 May 2008 14:32

That comment belonged to the DN thread.

Pardot Kynes · Post by **Pardot Kynes** » 27 May 2008 14:41

Sure it did.

DuneFishUK · Post by **DuneFishUK** » 27 May 2008 14:46

I always had a crazy version of this Epstein sculpture in my mind for the Shrike... but with more knives...

Anyone read the Endymion books? are they any good? - I've heard mixed...

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