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Can't believe he died before he was given his rightful Nobel!
Its like Roth and Borges all over again.
RIP
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>it's real

fuck
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>>25112421
FUCK!

RIP to one of the greats
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GIVE STICKY NAOW
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>>25112421
Not a sharp dresser
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>>25112421
Rip. Hyperion is still one of the greats
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Deserved sticky
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His essay collection 'Writing Well' is still the best advice on writing fiction I've ever read. RIP.
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>>25112942
You can only read them via Wayback Machine, for reasons unknown. Have fun: https://web.archive.org/web/20160430161023/http%3A//www.dansimmons.com/writing_welll/archive/writing_index.htm
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>>25112942
>>25112948
Thank you
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well earned sticky.
People talk about Hyperion, but his bravest book was Flashback.
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just got done with mad men and damn, lane pryce was such a good character
perfect time to watch the terror again
RIP. i know this isnt the /tv/ board
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>>25112421
Who
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>>25112421
Damn. His Ilium/Olympos series is leagues better than Hyperion. Shame no one's heard about it. I think I'll reread it this year, in his memory.
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>>25113034
Some Zionist rat.
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>>25113047
the zutt ran a train on your prophet
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Asking here since no one on /pol/ could anwer: What's the deal with the ending of Endymion?

Simp boy finds out the chick cucked him with his past self and she's gonna die in 2 years. But wouldn't the cycle just start again then? Once the 2 years are spent again, they would be at the same point, right?

Please be patient I'm retarded and time travel fuckery is gay and lame.
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This gets a sticky? THIS??? This board is a fucking joke, its the /mu/ faggotry all over again.
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Now he's Dead Simmons.
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>>25112421
Never read him but does Dying at 77 from a stroke in a small mountain town make sense for his fate and books?
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>>25112421
One of the greatest scifi authors of all time

>hated muslims
>warned muslim migratioon is an invasion
>literally has a short story of his future self coming back in time to warn of muslims taking over the world
>hated gays
>hated troons

Rest in peace great man
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>>25113118
>Legendary author gets a sticky
>tfw
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>>25113118
fuck you illiterate inbreed, it's LITERALLY one of the best of all time
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>sticky with 20 posts after 7 hours
Not even sffg cares. Why should we?
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>>25112421
>(You) will never get to play with his neck gobbler
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>>25113163
>>25113166
Go back to your containment thread. Better yet, go back to /tv/. This is not a genre fiction board.
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>>25113181
kys leftist shit, all of you are mentally ill
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Might give him a read now. The terror was always on my radar. How good is the book?
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>genresloppa
lol
lmao
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>>25112421
>glennbeck.jpg
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>>25112421
One of the most interesting sci fi authors I've ever read. What a shame, Godspeed and thanks for all the good times.
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>>25113196
You have to go back
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RIP. The Hyperion Cantos are the greatest scifi novels.
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>>25113158
>Gigantic philosemite
>hated Christianity
Come on.
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>>25113040
Ilium is great, but Olympos is such a mess that I can't even recommend Ilium to my friends. The story in Olympos just kind of nonsensically evaporates in the 3rd act. It's a shame, since Ilium is absolutely great.
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>>25112421
RIP
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>>25113071
Yes, it's a retarded ending, because the endymion books are retarded.
He would keep living alone and she would go back in time to die.
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>>25112421
See you later alligator...
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>>25112421
Carrion Comfort and Summer of Night are my favorites of his. RIP.
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rip to a legend
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All these posts are being made by the same person (me)
No one actually cares about Dan Simmons and that makes me sad
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People hate on Endymion for being a step down from Hyperion but I can't remember a book that sucked me in more before or since.
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>>25112421
Song of kali is a great book! Fucking indians ! The vibe in kolkata is crazy! Very dark .
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probably one of the highest profile obscure authors in sci fi.

maybe obscure is not the proper world. all modern sci fi authors are obscure.
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F
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I am not much of a reader, but every now and then, when on /v/ there is a thread about book you wish were adapted into videogames, I see Hyperion, on /tv/ as well.
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>>25112421
who
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damn this the lil nigga that wrote the terror? should i read that shit? i really loved the show
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>>25112421
F
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>>25112421
Rest in Peace
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>>25112421
KFC sucks idk why u guys are crying over him
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>>25112421
Is this the guy who wrote The DaVinci Code?
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Literally who? Is he Richard Simmons's brother?
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>>25113399
Hyperion stands alone, but the worlds open up in Endymion. I couldn't wait to get to the rafting and farcasting chapters. The battle with Nemes is so good.



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