Comments on: A rare book review

By: Garthmeister J.

Garthmeister J. — Thu, 08 May 2003 08:06:46 +0000

BTW – I am getting around to reading as well. Let’s just say work = sux at the moment (and yes, I know you don’t have the work part at the moment, but bear with me).

And hell yes, I’m drinking as well.

By: Matt Moore

Matt Moore — Thu, 08 May 2003 05:12:39 +0000

I was figuring that versatility was his strong suit from the range on the stories in Hyperion. I’ll definitely buy them, next thing I do when I have money, after dropping a twenty in your tip jar.

By: Jim Treacher

Jim Treacher — Thu, 08 May 2003 05:10:00 +0000

And now, just to get an idea of his versatility, you should check out his crime novels, Hard Case and Hard Freeze. Just fucking ruthless.

By: Matt Moore

Matt Moore — Thu, 08 May 2003 04:44:13 +0000

Hey, neat, someone else to reading Simmons! And me!

I’ll check out that book you recommend. Luckily, with the Amazon reseller system, out-of-print books are no longer very hard to get a hold of.

Thanks for drinking with me, Zen buddy. Now get down to Denver this Friday and drink with me for real!

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 08 May 2003 04:41:18 +0000

Glad to hear the interview went well, or at least well enough to make ya thirsty.

I just finished rereading the Hyperion saga for the umpteenth time a week ago. One of my favorite far future science fiction works ever. I have to disagree with you, though. I enjoyed Fall of Hyperion, if only for the Keats story and the end of the Hegemony. Wasn’t too big into Rise of Endymion, though the ending is phenomenal. No, I won’t ruin it.

If you can find it, an earlier work by Simmons called “Phases of Gravity” is really very good. It’s not science fiction, more a classical fiction story of an astronaut contemplating life after walking on the moon. Very sad. It’s now out of print, which is also very sad, but it’s a worthwhile tome if you can acquire it.

Well, at least you know someone’s reading, and even drinking with you, in a long distance Zen kinda way.

By: Matt Moore

Matt Moore — Thu, 08 May 2003 03:35:47 +0000

I’ll tell you more when I’m done… if I remember to.

Damn, am I the only one reading this blog? Zomby? Garth?