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Long regarded as a tentpole of modern science fiction, Hyperion starts out as a sci-fi take on The Canterbury Tales, featuring a main cast of seven characters brought together on a pilgrimage to the dwelling of an inscrutable killing machine called "The Shrike." The book is the first in a loose series, being followed by its direct sequel Fall of Hyperion, and then two other books set hundreds of years later, Endymion and Rise of Endymion. The series is collectively referred to as "The Hyperion Cantos."
"Set on the eve of Armageddon with the entire galaxy at war, Hyperion is the story of seven pilgrims who set forth on a voyage to seek the answers to the unsolved riddles of their lives," reads the press release. "Each carries a desperate hope and a terrible secret—while one may hold the fate of humanity in his hands."
The adaptation will be produced by American Sniper’s Bradley Cooper, who according to Screenrant cowrote a spec script for the project back in 2011. Joining Cooper as executive producers will be Graham King (Argo, The Departed) and Todd Phillips (The Hangover). Boardwalk Empire writer Itamar Moses will be penning the script.
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(Score: 2) by caseih on Thursday June 18 2015, @03:53PM
Oh and I shouldn't have forgotten to mention Ringworld. The first book was pretty good. The second was okay. After that things decline rapidly. The last book I picked up (book 4 I think) was so bad I just couldn't finish it. Shudder. Like Rendezvous with Rama, the environment and concept of the setting are fascinating and the mystery of who built it and how it works draws you in. So much potential there, but it was completely squandered in the end. Seems like all the author was interested in was alien sex. Not sure if this was Arthur C Clarke or Gentry Lee.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 19 2015, @07:43PM
Not sure if this was Arthur C Clarke or Gentry Lee.
Neither. Ringworld was written by Larry Niven.