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Title: Hyperion Author Dan Simmons Dies From Stroke At 77

Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/02/27/2226...

Author Dan Simmons, best known for the epic sci-fi novel Hyperion and its
sequels, has died at 77 following a stroke. Ars Technica's Eric Berger
remembers Simmons, writing: Simmons, who worked in elementary education
before becoming an author in the 1980s, produced a broad portfolio of writing
that spanned several genres, including horror fiction, historical fiction,
and science fiction. Often, his books included elements of all of these. This
obituary will focus on what is generally considered his greatest work, and
what I believe is possibly the greatest science fiction novel of all time,
Hyperion. Published in 1989, Hyperion is set in a far-flung future in which
human settlement spans hundreds of planets. The novel feels both familiar, in
that its structure follows Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, and utterly unfamiliar
in its strange, far-flung setting. Simmons' Hyperion appeared in an Ask
Slashdot story back in 2008, when Slashdot reader willyhill asked for tips on
how Slashdotters track down great sci-fi. If you're in the mood for a little
nostalgia, or just want to browse the thread for book recommendations, it's
well worth revisiting.

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