|
Honestly, I can't believe I'm just getting around to it. I've been reading Simmons for years, and making my way through sci-fi's biggest titles since I was a boy. But I'm very glad to have it right now, so perhaps it was meant to be.
Simmons is an excellent horror writer. His horror is always expertly crafted, sneaking up on you from behind. Looking at the cover of Hyperion, and reading the summary, it feels like it's going to be standard sci-fo fare. But then you get a story loaded with deadly tension, hushed murmurs about horrific fates that are likely to befall everyone involved, and almost Lovecraftian god-as-monster living at the end of the universe-type shit.
So, feels like fucking horror to me.
|