On 2/13/06, Jim Sharkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The Fool wrote: > >Teilhard de Chardin > > Courtesy of the hearty recommendations of _Hyperion_ by all of you, > I actually know who this guy is! :-) The local library *finally* > had a copy of _Hyperion Cantos_, and I recently finished it. While > the two Endymion books have gotten a trifle self-indulgent IMO, > _Hyperion_ and _Fall of Hyperion_ were excellent, and I thank the Brin > list for pointing me toward them. Not to mention any number of other > tasty books! > > Anyone feel like having, I dunno, and actual book discussion on this > here ostensibly SF literature list? :) > > Jim > Silly Optimist Maru
I'll take you up on that challenge. How many different timelines do you think were interacting in the first two books? (IMO, this is one of the fundamental questions for the Hyperion Cantos). Incidentally, if any of you are interested in the TechnoCore AI Ummon, I wrote a kick-ass article on the original Ummon at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yunmen_Wenyan ~Maru _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
