[MarketingJason]

Hyperion was awesome. Canterbury Tales-style narrative focused on a group of pilgrims on a crazy planet steeped in legend set against a galaxy-spanning empire that is being threatened by a faceless looming external threat. As if that wasn't enough, the pilgrims are threatened from within by mystery, murder and betrayal as much as they are hounded by the immortal blade-covered daemon they know they are eventually destined to face.

Each pilgrims tale is unique and told in a different vibe - from pious and regretful to vulgar and indifferent.

[OfSanguineFire]

The problem with Hyperion is that it was so successful, the author couldn't resist the temptation to write sequels, and those are of much lesser quality.

[horns4lyfe]

Opinion of course, but I couldn’t agree less. Taken as a whole, I think the whole work is beautiful, and I re read all of them occasionally. The way it all spreads out and then ties together is wonderful.

[OfSanguineFire]

Amusingly, within just a few hours of our exchange, Hyperion popped up in another comment thread[0], where my view on the sequels was reiterated by several other people.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38424008

[brazzy]

Seconded. The segement "The River Lethe's Taste is Bitter" is the most heard-rendingly sad thing I have ever read.