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Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77 (arstechnica.com)
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[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

That really sucks. Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion are some of my favorite sci-fi books.

[–] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 12 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

The next two books in the series got weirder because of the character's ages... That part doesn't hold up.

[–] RunJun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 15 hours ago

Well shit, I was going to circle back around to them in not too long.