The Fall of Hyperion

Some of the concepts of the Hyperion world are fantastic, especially the far casters, the Hawking drives, the biotech and even the meta sphere and the data core. I also think the writing is beautiful and compelling. But for some reason the overarching story in Fall left me a bit cold. I definitely enjoyed he characters and even geared up over the ending.I absolutely love Saul Weintraub's story. But the bits about the UI just fell flat for me and I'm not certain why. Maybe I'm just not understanding it well enough. Even so I recommend the book to anyone who wants challenging concepts and a grand universe. Especially if you can out up with a slight touch of poetic pretension.