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Endymion
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 23 hrs and 17 mins
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Summary
Dan Simmons's Hyperion was an immediate sensation on its first publication in 1989. This staggering multifaceted tale of the far future heralded the conquest of the science-fiction field by a man who had already won the World Fantasy Award for his first novel (Song of Kali) and had also published one of the most well-received horror novels in the field, Carrion Comfort. Hyperion went on to win the Hugo Award as Best Novel, and it and its companion volume, The Fall of Hyperion, took their rightful places in the science-fiction pantheon of new classics.
Here, Simmons returns to this richly imagined world of technological achievement, excitement, wonder and fear. Endymion is a story about love and memory, triumph and terror - an instant candidate for the field's highest honors.
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- Michael
- 12-02-17
Great Story Dreary Narration
Where does Endymion rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
It would be better with a different narrator.
What other book might you compare Endymion to, and why?
The Fall of Hyperion. The story is a great addition to the Hyperion cantos.
What three words best describe Victor Bevine’s performance?
Slow, dreary paceless.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes. I was eager to find out what happened next at each step of the character's journeys.
Any additional comments?
I love the first 3 books of Hyperion Cantos and look forward to hearing the last book in the series. However, the narration is so slow, monotone and listless that I actually listened to most of this book on double speed which actually helped match the pace of the storyline and for the most part didn't sound like double speed because the original is so slow. If I were the author, or Audible, I would have this book (and the other books in the series) re-narrated by an narrator who can properly pace a story and who can add to the excitement as Audible has some truly gifted narrators.
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- Tom
- 07-02-10
Simply superb
If you are reading this review, then I assume that you have read/listened to the first two books in the series, Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion - if not, best to do so as you will get much more from this book - and want to know if Endymion is as good as its predecessors.
Well the answer is a resounding yes! Endymion is indeed right up to the high standard of the earlier books. Set a couple of hundred years after the events in the Fall of Hyperion, with some intriguing links to the characters of the earlier books, it tells a gripping and spellbinding story, a kind of quest again - and it's unputdownable! Dan Simmons is just so good at weaving the personal stories of the characters into a fascinating and plausibly drawn SF universe, and keeping up the narrative momentum despite the length of the book. In my SF reading, only Frank Herbert with "Dune" comes close to being as good as Dan Simmons in telling this type of tale. And "Dune" is an all-time classic!
Sound quality and narration are again superb. This book is a real five star listen and strongly recommended. I'm looking forward to listening to the fourth book in the series!
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- Hans Nørløv
- 26-03-17
a little weirder than hyperion.
its a sort of travelling odysee where most of the magical sci-fi gadgets are torn away from the heroes and it almost might as well could have been set in 19th century africa or south america. a lot of scenes have the main character fighting desperately for his life but some of the tension are deflated by the fact that we know he will survive it all because he starts the story stating that he is in prison while writing the story.
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- Thomas
- 11-08-11
Very good
On the book...
This continued well from the first story - recapping when necessary, but progressing well too. The new baddee is really good - and that whole idea of having the old baddee turn good (the shrike) and a new upgraded baddee appear - reminded me of the terminator 2 - which i loved (was this written first?). Catholicism as the bad guy - popularised by The Da Vince Code - is always a winner with me. The right wing, secretive and hierarchical nature of Catholicism lends its self well to being inherently evil! Saying that, the author took care to portray the notion that the evil doers in this case were not true Catholics - anyway - don't want to put any spoilers in... It's a good sequel, and it's well worth reading the last one!
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I didn't really think much of the narrator - it sounded like English wasn't his first language maybe. He pronounced every single word - like 'to' and 'a' - fully, which - when you actually hear it done - is quite strange. He occasionally made little errors in pronunciation - saying the 'chasm' with a soft 'ch' sound - which is a bit weird - or maybe he just did the whole thing in one take without bothering to fix the error. He also pronounced 'Aargh' exactly as it is written, with a clear 'r' and then a hard 'g' sound on the end. No-one really says that when they scream - that's just obvious - again - weird. The thing I disliked the most though was his inability to portray anything other than a small range of emotions. Whenever he took on a woman's voice - there was one set tone - and any emotion - such as anger - was not portrayed at all - it was always just 'the soft woman tone'. The range of accents for the different characters was good - just a bit more attention to tone and emotion was needed.
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- Misspelt
- 04-12-17
An unusual chase
Although a few things are progressed from the previous books it is the case that this is most definitely a 'chase'. If this was a film it'd be an all action chase with side snippets to throw the plot on top of it.
For all that it's not bad if you've made it through the first two books. I am looking forward to a satisfactory conclusion in the next book though, this shouldn't keep going on, it's almost run its course.
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- D. Marsh
- 27-01-16
A good adventure, well narrated too
A quality piece of sci fi literature. Nearly equal to the first book and far better than the second (which I found muddled with no direction).
There is a bit of terminator 2 to the storyline, but that's no bad thing and I hope more loose ends will be tied up in the final forth book. Understanding the final chapter would be a plus point too.
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- Customer
- 14-02-10
Great adventure
I thought that this book was really fantastic. I thought Hyperion and fall of Hyperion were excellent novels.However from this point on in the series of books it just gets better. Its an excellent adventure, with plenty of action. I really enjoyed this book and I would recommend it to any reader.
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- Miss DePlume
- 16-08-16
Slightly Less Compelling Installment
Where does Endymion rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This is my least favourite of the Hyperion series (it's book 3). While it still presents a fascinating world, I found as the book wore on I was less engrossed than with the other two installments. By the end I felt I needed a break and felt less interested in jumping into the 4th book. That said, it's still a great book and a very interesting series!
What was one of the most memorable moments of Endymion?
There is a possible revelation towards the end that poses an interesting question about the true origin of the Shrike!
What about Victor Bevine’s performance did you like?
He does a very decent job with the reading.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I found it very upsetting every time the Priest General and his crew get liquified by - oh, well.... no spoilers!
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- Alex
- 14-06-20
a fantastic story hidden in a long book
great story, good characterisation but soooooo much weird and lengthy exposition. I wanted to love it but it's just so hard to persevere with
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- Anonymous User
- 01-05-20
on and on and on
dragged on and on.
this could have been a 6hr story.
but had to endure it to progress with the story.
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