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Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77 (arstechnica.com)
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[–] falidorn@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What a crazy coincidence that my newly formed book club chose this as our inaugural choice and then, literally just yesterday, finished Fall of Hyperion.

I appreciate you Dan Simmons. I’m sorry people no longer get to experience your imagination.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

I'm actually reading the first book right now... So I first saw the image which is the cover of the book I'm reading and thought "heyyyy!" then read the headline... oof.