tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456211.post109145367732713584..comments2023-11-02T06:01:21.793-07:00Comments on Visions of Paradise: Endymionadamosfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388012371752166422noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456211.post-12252116514129713982011-12-10T13:30:28.269-08:002011-12-10T13:30:28.269-08:00While I mostly agree with your third point, it did...While I mostly agree with your third point, it didn't really bother me that much. However, some of your gripes in your fourth point are addressed in The Rise of Endymion, such as why the farcasters worked suddenly after 270 some odd years, and why Aenea was a threat to the Pax and why the church was trying to capture her. I don't see the Shrike as a deus ex machina - the Shrike was a construct of the UI, which could send it back in time to any point, apparently. And what with the Shrike being a well established plot device, for it to show up handily shouldn't come as a surprise.<br /><br />The origin and purpose of Nemes is also explained in more detail in The Rise of Endymion. And this must be obvious to you, as your ending paragraph suggests, and I hope you finished the series with a sense of satisfaction. And although my opinion is that the second two books aren't nearly as good as the first two, overall I thought it was a good yarn, worthy of several re-reads over the years. I'm reading it again now, and am halfway through the last book.Elias Ashley Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106077938637444593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456211.post-81653139745235435942011-05-30T07:55:19.189-07:002011-05-30T07:55:19.189-07:00Great post. I loved Hyperion, and the Fall too. Al...Great post. I loved Hyperion, and the Fall too. Almost finished with Endymion. Simmons is a brilliant writer. Altough I usualy do'nt like romans, with too much fantasy,but this Shrike thing somehow got me.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14545237224153102943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456211.post-20627978524149324502011-05-30T07:50:00.865-07:002011-05-30T07:50:00.865-07:00Good writing! Iloved Hyperion, and the Fall too. A...Good writing! Iloved Hyperion, and the Fall too. Almost finished Endymion. Simmons is a brilliant writer.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14545237224153102943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456211.post-66452310020007968782007-04-22T22:03:00.000-07:002007-04-22T22:03:00.000-07:00I sure hope you've finished this book and The Rise...I sure hope you've finished this book and The Rise of Endymion. If so, it is likely that you will take back what you have said... : P I hope you bore through the books so you can understand what I mean. I was really skeptical, too. It sounds strange, but I JUST finished Rise of Endymion, and I'm just seeking some common ground on it. If you have finished the Cantos, email me and tell me what you thought. Even as I type this, it feels lame, but I suppose I don't care. : D<BR/><BR/>movement.in.green@gmail.com<BR/><BR/>PeaceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com