Science fiction 1991

Hyperion by Dan Simmons

On the world called Hyperion, beyond the reach of galactic law, waits a creature called the Shrike.

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What it is

A story hidden inside another · it messes with your head

What happens in it

Story within a story Retelling

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How it's told

Who tells it
Several voices
Its world
An invented world

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like an old story told again
  • you like fitting the pieces of a mystery together
  • you like a book that makes you think

Maybe not if…

  • you like to keep your feet on the ground
  • you read in bed right before sleeping

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