Hyperion

Set 800 years in the future, this is a story where women breast boobily and all cultural references date from the 19th and 20th centuries. Having said that, the book still manages to build an imaginative view of a future, albeit one that is often jarringly anachronistic. An interesting read, although I am not sure I can face the sequels, despite the very inconclusive ending that is crying out for a sequel.