The Rise of Endymion
After a prolonged decline, the Catholic Church receives a new lease of life when it discovers a way to resurrect the dead. Final volume in a multifaceted series on the far future.
Stats for nerds
5recommend
7mentions
7people
2018–2026years
71% recommend29% neutral
Mentions per year
What Hacker News says
- I have never read an ending that was as sad, happy, clever and beautiful as the ending to Rise of Endymion. To this day it's one of the very few books that made me shed a tear.
Now, over decade later, I am in the middle of re-reading every book in the Cantos series back to back (this time in their original language), and still loving them.
Rest in peace Mr Simmons. You had the words of a poet and the mind of a dreamer.
- The Hyperion Cantos is such an incredible work of fiction. Currently re-reading and am midway through the fourth book The Rise Of Endymion; this series captivates my imagination and would often find myself idly reflecting on it and the characters within more than a decade after reading. Like all works, it has its shortcomings, but I can give no higher recommendation than the first two books.
- I've recently read some old sci-fi "classics" and can recommend them all highly:
* A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
* A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
* Hyperion by Dan Simmons
* The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
* Endymion by Dan Simmons
* The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons
* Exhalation by Ted Chiang
- People seem really divided on the Hyperion Cantos in terms of which books or book pair stands out for them. I am thoroughly in the 'all four of them combine to form an impressive epic'-camp. I found it pleasing how Rise of Endymion closes the last strands of the story begun in Hyperion.
Good call on Heinlein's Moon is a Harsh Mistress.
Ringworld didn't do much for me either, but I do indulge in the Man-Kzin Wars spin-offs as a sort of guilty pleasure.
- They are all good books, and none (outside the series') are order dependent. I tend to like longer books, so be warned! haha. Long books in long series? Sign me up!
If you are wanting to scratch a fantasy fix, you can't go wrong with Brandon Sanderson. He is really good at world building, and his books are very immersive. His 'The Stormlight Archive: The Way of Kings' is the first book in the Stormlight Archives, my favorite series of his. If you like to save the best for last, you could do his Mistborn series or Elantris to start.
If you are wanting science fiction, The Hyperion Cantos is my all time favorite series there. It is four books: Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, The Rise of Endymion.
Daemon and Freedom are shorter (as in, only two books in the series, and not too large each). So if you are wanting a bit less of an investment in listening, they are fun. It changed what I view as the hopeful future of AR by the second book.
But, really, all the books and series I listed are some of my top picks. I can go on. I enjoyed all of the Enderverse by Orson Scott Card, which has like 16 books with 3 to be announced (start with Ender's game, and go onto the speaker series, then the shadow series, and on from there). I enjoyed Jim Butcher's Dresden Files (kinda more young adult fantasy, but just fun) where the main character is a wizard detective in modern day Chicago. Jim Butcher's Codex Alera was decent too - a world where everyone has magic but the main character. The Wheel of Time series (some folks don't like the slow down in the middle of the series, but I still enjoyed it), and the list goes on!
- My "intense time of life" story re: Hyperion. I was finishing "The Rise of Endymion" and was stricken with a kidney stone. It was absolutely eerie, and has cemented my memory of that book in a strange way.
