Iron Gold/Hyperion - REVIEW
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- čas přidán 24. 08. 2024
- My reviews for Hyperion by Dan Simmons and Iron Gold by Pierce Brown.
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A study into scarlet, Sherlock Holmes story, is my favorite story / book.
Do a book review on it / Sherlock Holmes franchise if you’ve read it.
You are a wordsmith indeed.
@@frostbitetfc well that’s my favorite story of the Sherlock homes collection. But I also wanted him to read all of the Sherlock Holmes franchise and the collection of thier stroys.
Putting them all together would be like a book in a sense. With separate stories in them.
Daniel, the Hyperion series is epic and fantastic. My favorite by Dan Simmons, however, is a duology of Illium and Olympos. It combines Greek mythology, the Trojan War, AI, Shakespeare, Proust, dystopian future Earth, and the 144,000 Jewish Remnant. I am the person who sent you the Magicians Triology a year ago. Love ya, Blue Eyes!
It sounds like EYE, and the Shrike is a type of carnivorous bird. The are very effective hunters/killers, and they are also known as butcherbirds. And a butcher the Shrike certainly is, if not as kind as its bird namesake.
Really happy you have finally gotten into the Hyperion Cantos. It's one of the most overlooked series and also one of the best!
Cool.cool👍👍
The Shrike is the best "monster" I've ever read.
There are so many cool and innovative ideas in the Hyperion books. The priest's story is just heart wrenching. The interstellar travel method in book 2 is simply mind boggling.
I feel like Hyperion is well known around sci Fi circles, but I could see it being overlooked outside that circle!
“This is in my top three sci fi ever read”
K, so can we get a sci fi tier list? Please?!?
I second that
I third that
Spoiler: Dune is God tier as is Foundation.
I fourth that
Would be awesome
I love how Hyperion also touches on everything from tech, the environment and even colonialism and it’s legacy. And even mental health is unbelievably still relevant for a 32 year old book!!
I want to reread it immediately.
@@DanielGreeneReviews I read the first two books every year. They're so fun to return to.
Listen to it this time. The narrators are AMAZING
@@DanielGreeneReviews I read it when it first came out. I reread it 2 years ago & convinced my son to read it. We both consider it one of the best sci-fi ever. I’ve read sci-fi for 57 years. It has withstood the years!
@@DanielGreeneReviews exactly!
Hyperion is a book that took me completely off guard in the best way. Looking forward to this review and your evolution with the series.
The Scholar's Tale from Hyperion is one of my favorite science fiction stories ever. It's great in the context of the book and also an excellent standalone short story. Got me right in the feels.
so heartbreaking 🥺
I’m excited for you to read Dark Age. Book straight up killed me
Yes a therapist is needed for that book.
@@renzodm6203 I am still torn about Dark Age. It’s the only book in the series I haven’t reread. I think some characters weren’t fully fleshed out…
Dark Age made it feel like Pierce Brown was holding back in the books before it haha! I loved loved loved loved loved it but I know some were turned off by it. Really curious to see how Mr. Greene reacts!
@@itwillbeokay5475 Yeah it was a wild read and when its good it's the best in the series, but I also think it has some of the worst decisions author wise of any book in the series yet.
@@Docerdoc totally agree. I am fine with most of the choices but there were two choices that jumped the shark. No Spoilers…I was extremely disappointed with the choice of antagonist for Mustang. It still upsets me, lol.
Ah man the scholar's story in Hyperion always gets me. Gotta admit, when I read hHyperion the first time I cried like a baby
My dad gave me Hyperion to read when I was 14. Being from a Midwest, conservative family it was quite odd for my dad to give me that book, specifically chapter 2. He later told me he completely forgot about that section and apologized for ruining my potential monk career.
I imagine a sort of Hagrid moment afterwards "Should not have done that, nope, should not have done that" Similar story for my friend, bout the same age as well.
“ well the wonderful thing about losing one’s faith, is that you can find it again.”
Also CS Lewis wrote a sci-fi series, Atlee named the space trilogy, although it was relatively early days, so it is more in line with earlier sci-fi, and all the good and bad that comes along with that.
@@allthenewsordeath5772 Yeah it wasn't so much the religious debate and discussion found within Hyperion that ruined my potential to be a monk. It was the very graphic sex scenes Simmons likes to write
Hyperion totally gripped me from page 1 and never let go. Haven't been so fully engrossed in a book before or since. Hope this review gets more people to check it out!
I remember finishing Rise of Endymion years after I started Hyperion and just feeling transformed. Such an amazing series!
“I am Cassius au Bellona, son of Tiberius, son of Julia, Morning Knight and my honor remains.”
One of my favorite scenes from all of Red Rising.
For most people Iron Gold ranks lower on their list of RR books, but I think each book in the series is better than the previous. So Iron Gold is my second favorite book in the series. However, when I first read it I was kind of disappointed. It wasn't until my second and third reads when I finally saw how amazing it is. I think the hype of waiting for it to be released, and then reading it in like a day kind of hurt my opinion on it.
The quality in Pierces writing really takes a step forward in Iron Gold. Pierces prose is my favorite of any author. He gets my heart thumping like nobody else, except maybe Brandon Sanderson in the Stormlight Archive.
Cassius is my favorite character.
That scene is maybe the best thing Pierce has ever written and it’s the only reason I want a live action or animated series because I want the visual to go with that speech
Oh god the spine designs...
That kind of thing never fails to annoy me. WHY DOES THIS STILL HAPPEN
We despise the despigne
It's even more ridiculous that you got mismatched spines in a Fuckin BOXSET
Hyperion has been something I've considered reading for a while. Glad to see a review of it.
Daniel, my man, my Goblin, you are NOT ready for Dark Age.
The consequence is coming.
@@Stoneward_Thug favorite comment so far Fr
Fly fly birdy
So true
I'm glad you enjoyed Hyperion. Probably my favorite book of all time.
Military: **makes million dollar bombs**
Daniel: **reviews books** look at what they need to mimic a fraction of my power
Listened to Hyperion with my grown son last year, and it blew us both away. Audible cast was very good!
@@janetlynnkempner615 I didn't like the narrator for Brawne Lamia's part. I felt she was the only loose cog in the audiobook.
I just bought Hyperion! Hoping to read soon. Glad you enjoyed it!
Hyperion is a masterpiece and Dan Simmons is such a compelling story teller in multiple genres..I love The Terror and his early horror as well.
Red Rising Content!!!! That's exactly what I need right now ahhhhhhhhhhuuuuuuuuu
Are you ready for Dark Age? That book *destroyed* me.
Also I absolutely fucking love Appolonius au Valii-Rath, he's such an amazing villain
Loads of love
He’s my favorite drama queen
@@Reaper-ok6id Isn't he everyones favorite drama queen lol? He is also my favorite musician :D
Love the themes in the second Red Rising trilogy. Looking forward to you reading Dark Age! It's a wild ride!
Brace yourself
And contact a therapist
But have fun :D
He finally did a Hyperion review!!!!!
Ah yes Hyperion was SciFi that made me "ok wow scifis can be pretty fucking good"
Same! What an awesome way to be introduced to the genre
I read the whole Hyperion Cantos series last year. Though none of the other books in the series reach the heights of the first one, still the whole experience was one of the best I have ever had!
Hyperion is not an easy read. But it gets better as it goes. And the 4th part conclusion to the series is easily the most mind bending of all books I've come across!!
The Shrike is one of my favorite “monsters” ever. I loved this series so much!
Dude, I've been waiting two years for you to review Hyperion. I'm so glad you liked it 😁
Hyperion is my dad’s favorite series, and a great favorite of mine too. I hope you enjoy the rest of the series, it’s truly something special.
"the prose are..."
-Daniel B. Greene
That's the one thing I can't stand.
It's not cute.
He's confusing prose for words, and makes it a thing, like he would be right, logically.
He's not, he's just dead wrong.
@@ChristmasLore you sound so dramatic
The Hyperion Cantos is the weirdest fucking thing I have ever read, and I regularly reread books about a planet covered in crab-based creatures with precious stones growing inside them.
alright, someone has to ask. what book is that?
@@adamguthrey6160 Stormlight Archives.
@@adamguthrey6160 Way of Kings is the first book. Best fantasy series of all time, imo.
@@samueldoctor3947
Of all time? Damn..
@@blueeyed5074 not an unpopular opinion at all. I think r/fantasy ranked it as their #1
Oh man, finally! I can't wait till you get to Simmon's Illium series... Enjoy the ride buddy, yer in firmly in that wonderful place between epic Fantasy and Sci-fi. Dan Simmons does it sooooo well 🙂
I read the entire series in a month long binge because I was so hooked.
“Dan Simmons wrote the shit out of this book.”……that about sums it up. A total masterpiece. Just wait til you get to the next book!
The Hyperion series is one of the best. I've read through them once but feel the need to re-read as I know I missed a ton. So good. Glad you are reading them.
I recommend you read Hyperion last year. So glad you got to it. I’m glad you liked it.
Hyperion is my favorite 2021 read so far, it blew me away
The scholars tale had me screwed up for a couple days
Hyperion and the following books literally changed my outlook on life.
I’m thrilled you love Hyperion!! I’ve loved it a long time!
I remember reading Hyperion, it started as I expected. Then the first story told by priest went into 'what is going on' for me, but in a best way. And I was hooked. One of the best for me too. I love all four books, they offer a lot of variety... and after I finished the series I got 'book sick' for a few weeks, I wasn't in a mood to read other works because this was so good. Hyperion left an impression.
We need a The Terror book and show review.
The book is so good. The “It’s my birthday” scene toward the end is still burned in my brain.
"Prose" is still an uncountable noun, Daniel
He's definitely confusing the meaning with "words" in his head. And that's not, the full definition.
yeah, the meaning is closer to that of "language," and you wouldn't say "the language are good." so his rationale doesn't really hold up. I think perhaps it also owes to the fact that it ends with an "s" sound, but not every word that does so is a plural form.
Oh good, I am not the only one who went "I am sorry, what did you just say?" When he said "prose are".
This review has just bumped Hyperion and Dan Simmons's other work up on my TBR. My dad has recommended them to me a bunch, I might actually have to listen to him and pick 'em up.
I think you would love Dan Simmons pure Horror writing. He's my favorite writer of all time
I'm so glad someone other than myself pronounces it "shriek".
Summer of Night is sooooo good
Dark Age is my favorite red rising book since golden son. Youre gonna love it
This has been a long time coming.
I WANT, neh, NEED the Siri-Mirin story to be a Studio Ghibli movie.
Never thought about that, but THIS!!
So glad you got into Hyperion! My favorite book series I think... that or the Expanse
Still pretty new to the channel. Really enjoy the energy and passion that comes through. Thanks for making being isolated from family a little easier
I absolutely LOVED those books-I read the series twice. Plan on taking the journey again soon! So glad you read them and I enjoy your reviews!
Hyperion is criminally overlooked. Also after you read the Cantos, check Ilion and Olympus also by Simmons.
I've read Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion last month, very interesting and thought-provoking books! Needed a break though after Part 2, as the books are all 500+ pages long.
I just finished fall of Hyperion it was a really satisfying ending to me so I don’t have much motivation right now to continue the other two books but I’ll come back to it later on as I got other books to read/finish
@@JuanR20421 I honestly loved the second two even more than the first two, but they're very different (Illiad vs Odyssey, almost literally).
@@JuanR20421 I dont think the endymion books are as good, but still incredible
@@JuanR20421
Endymion is okay,but its not nearly as special as Hyperion.
But i liked it.
Rise of Endymion is a complete disappointment(just like my life)
The good parts are really good,but the bad parts are far worse and the Rest is just boring.
Seriously it could've been only half of its length and nothing would change.
Of course it is just my opinion
I am just happy others can enjoy things i dont like
I'm reading Hyperion in August. I'm still fairly new to the science fiction genre, but I'm really excited to read it.
How did you like it?
I was liking it well enough until I literally lost the book. Never could find it and I wasn't loving it enough to get another one. I'm no help lol@@tonyg5162
So glad you enjoyed Hyperion as much as I did. The whole series is one that has stayed with me for years (and that I re-read regularly).
The hyperion cantos is my lord of the rings. I've read some great books since (including LoTR), but never anything that hit me so hard and gripped me so tight.
The Greene Goblin and Quinn's Ideas both uploading videos on Hyperion simultaneously is probably a sign that I really should read that copy which has sat on my shelf for the past 2 years
Do it, you won't regret it!
(Maybe you will, it's the kind of series that leaves you in shreds, and quite incapable to enjoy simple, normal, usual other fictions for quite some time)🍃
Hyperion has the most tragic and sad backstory I have ever read. If you know, you know.
See you later, alligator
I may have cried dad tears on that one...
Dude i was on a bus on my way to work and I was in tears right there, because it happened so helplessly
Yeah, as a dad of young girls I almost couldn’t get through it
@@YourBrainonBooks yeah. I've got 2 girls, 9 and 3, and that *broke* me. Sobbing like a baby at my desk during lunch hour.
Big fan of your channel sir. You got me into the Gentleman Bastards series. I’ve seen a couple comments mention The Terror and can’t echo their recommendation enough. Perfect book for the winter to curl up with hot drink or whiskey
I always wondered how the community hadn't convinced you to read Hyperion earlier! My favorite series of all time, one I re-read regularly, and the only books where I've ever cried when I finished! I'm glad you liked it, because I would have unsubscribed if you hated it! 😜
Most comments have mentioned the Scholar's tale, but Remembering Siri is what hit me in the feels!! 😭
Oh, and I hope you review the whole Cantos now! 👍
Hyperion widely regarded as one of the best sci fi novels of all time (and the rest of its sequels)! Got so many works it inspired out there (Terminator, Stargate, Mass Effect, etc), great to see it get respect.
What parts of Terminator are inspired by Hyperion? The first movie came out before the book.
Widely? Hardly, it is largely unknown.
@@ThanatoselNyx amongst people that read sci-fi, ie the people that have a worthwhile opinion about what are considered the best sci-fi novels of all time, it's very well known.
@@RichardBarclay Yeah...that was my first thought as well. Terminator came out what, 5-7 years before Hyperion?
My Mom and Dad bought me Foundation when I was 12 or 13. Hari Seldon just never had the impact of the , {Consul?}, and his wonderful ship.
I can’t wait for you to read fall of Hyperion it was a really satisfying ending to me , and can’t wait to see what you think of dark age
As much as I know the two Hyperions and the two Endymions are just two novels split in two parts each. So, it is natural for it just to end, given that it doesn't in reality.
I hope this is just the opening door for more Dan Simmons on the channel 🙏
Hyperion is my favorite sci-fi book ever, I have read it countless times since I was a kid
Hyperions Priests story has stayed with me for years. Chilling, terrifying
Hyperion is one of my dads favorite book series.
Yay for the Hyperion hype! Also what you said about Malazan there makes me much more interested in it lol.
Yeaaa! About to start reading Hyperion tonight, so I’m glad to know it’s definitely worth the time.
Ordered it after hearing about it from Quinn’s ideas a few weeks ago. There must be Hyperion in the air lately! Lol
“The prose is…” now repeat that ten times.
I'm ready to see the Dark Age review. Goblin, you're going to be blown away by the prelude alone. Brown's writing, imo, has gotten exponentially better between each book and its very evident in Dark Age.
This opinion is objectively correct
Really excited to see Daniel Greene diving into the Hyperion Cantos! I can't wait until he gets to the third book where he'll be introduced to one of my favorite scifi-fantasy characters, Father-Captain Desoya.
Cool that you read Hyperion, can't wait to hear your thoughts on the following books! :)
Hyperion is my mom's favourite book, I consider reading it too
I've had the Hyperion books on my shelf for a few years but haven't read yet. I'm glad to hear that they're good and I need to read asap.
Did you read it yet?
@@tonyg5162 😆 No, not yet! Guess I should get on that...
I love Hyperion! And also Malazan, so yeah, I see what he's saying with the crossover potential. Haven't tried any Pierce Brown yet though, hmm...
Hyperion had been over of my favorite books for years and I'm so excited to see it getting attention!
While Hyperion is probably the best of the 4 Hyperion/Endymion books, Dan Simmons is just a master of his craft. Ilium/Olympos are also fantastic.
Why does Daniel still say "prose ARE" IT DRIVES ME CRAZY
Linguistically... it's just grammatical regularization of the paradigm based on the fact that the word prose has a phoneme that's typically used for plural. The only reason you wouldn't assume it's plural is if you know that noun typically has no plural (because it's uncountable), which makes it irregular.
The first 200 pages of Hyperion might be the best space Sci-fi I've ever read. Fever dream levels of immersion.
I had Hyperion on my to read list for some time now, it just went to the top from this review
Give it a few decades, Hyperion is going to be one of those books that future teenagers are going to hate because they have to study it at school. I mean, I kinda hated it and hated myself while reading it, and at the same time realising how much of a fucking masterpiece it is, like, my tiny brain can't fully appreciate the caleidoscopic experience this book is
It's already 32 years old.
How are you just getting to Dan Simmons books?!? On my all time awesome list. You will laugh, you will cry. You got 3 more awesome books ahead of you. I envy that.
Yes! I wish I could go back and read them for the first time...again! Jealous for sure!
The Scholar's tale in Hyperion is one of the absolutely saddest things I have ever read... It wrecked me.
after hearing so many glowing reviews i really wanted to love hyperion. it just didnt really grab me. the scholar's tale was the only one that i found completely engrossing. the rest really varied in quality to me
So glad you did Hyperion I think you did a sci fi intro a while back and Hyperion wasn’t there so glad to see it’s peaked your interest and it’s being discussed because in freakin’ awesome
I love that you finally read this book, I've been recommending it to you since we were 50k followers in your channel. I also think that the two endymion books are not at the same level as the first two.
Yes the two books I was waiting for you to review
Fall of Hyperion only gets better.. excited for you! 😀
Dan, your waffling on how you pronounce "Darrow" is driving me mad.
Good Lolol
I've read some of Dan Simmons' horror work (Summer of Night and The Terror) and really enjoyed it, so I'm now looking forward to trying his sci-fi outing.
I'm glad you reviewed this novel! I highly recommend the sequel, Fall of Hyperion, as well. Have yet to read the Endymion books
Youre an amazing reviewer doing a 3rd book with no spoilers and still making it interesting
I never really vibed with iron gold like I did with previous books of the series. But dark age, wow! That was intense.
Hyperion changed the way I read. As a matter of fact, this review has caused me to pick up my 20 year old copy and read it yet again.
Strap in for Dark Age!
Glad you picked up Hyperion, you seemed to enjoy it even more than I thought you would. My first read caught me off guard as I had no real expectations when I first picked it up.
hyperion - i´ve never feld sth like this while reading. the world building felt so real, i could feel the emotions of the characters ..it moved me in a why i can´t really explain.. currently the fall of hyperion is happening and am amazed how i can´t really tell what is going to happen next
I read the scholars tale when my daughter was three and it is the first book in years that made me cry. Greatest horror story for someone with a child ever made.
Love Hyperion. Never hear anybody talk about it though, so am very glad you're bringing it to more people. Also, I remember thinking how similar it was to Canterbury Tales, so also glad I'm not alone there.
It's always good to see Hyperion appreciation.
Hyperion and the Fall of Hyperion were originally written as 1 book that got split into 2. that's why it just ends very suddenly.
Dude I felt the same way after finishing Hyperion last year. It was so cool
I'm so glad you like Hyperion, I love this series 💖🎉, like it's always something I'll recommend.... but the last time I reccomended to someone close to me, they didn't like it.... and I'm just really happy to hear a positive review 😅