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Such a great book. I went into this expecting to be slightly disappointed because I've read comments online about how vastly different Endymion is compared to the Hyperion books.

Sure, it's different but it's also the same. The story takes place about 250 years after the events on Hyperion have taken place and many events from that era have been forgotten and rewritten by the current, theocratic rulers of the galaxy. These historical events are sprinkled throughout the book and used as reminders to readers and discovery to the main characters.

The pacing of this book is great, the writing is vivid and the end of every chapter invites you to keep on reading. The book is written from the perspective of the 2 main characters, protagonist and antagonist, and about every other chapter switches the viewpoint from one towards the other.

The book was released in 1996 and hardly ever feels dated, which (considering our current pace of technological advancement) is very impressive. The worldbuilding is just superb. I would recommend this book to anyone that loves sci-fi.