I feel I owe you this. I’m a contractor and work on average 65 hours per week. I’m also riddled with adhd, but i love stories. I have over 300 books on audible and am primarily a sf fan. I bought Hyperion on Audible about 2.5 years ago but as you say sf can be overbearing and i couldn’t get past the first chapter without totally drifting. I kept the book because of the reviews and opinions of people i respect. It literally wasn’t until this video that i could break through into the universe. You broke things down for me enough to try again. Because of your commentary i knew enough to keep me engaged just long enough to hit hoyt and the bikura. That sent me. I’m half way through the fall and i sincerely thank you brother.

@thejaredmyers

8 ай бұрын

This is my exact experience with hyperion, this comment makes me want to watch this video, hopefully it will get me to dive in as well!

@breadwatcher3908

8 ай бұрын

Jeez man you gotta cut the hours back. I get it if you just need to grind out a few years like that but that’s not sustainable for your body long term is it?

@bhbluebird

7 ай бұрын

That first chapter is hard to get past.

@turdsferbreakfast

7 ай бұрын

Right there with ya

@madincraft5809

5 ай бұрын

👏👏💪🏼💪🏼 Am also a contractor. Stories like these keep my mind alive while my body is working. Free exercise, great pay, no a**hole telling me what to do and my mind is free to roam the universe.

The Fall of Hyperion is the best Galactic-level conflict ive ever read, it handled it brilliantly. Melina Gladstones final moments cement her as one of the most badass characters of all time.

@geordiejones5618

8 ай бұрын

One of the best character arcs. I really wish she was "part" of the pilgrimage and got her own tale, because Simmons shows that she formed a little rebellion against the Technocore years ago, and waited for the Hyperion pilgrimage to strike. She makes the ultimate sacrifice but she also didn't see the full picture. The Lions and Tigers and Bears is one of the best cosmic horror/divine entities I've come across.

@3choblast3r4

7 ай бұрын

lol... yeah bro how'd you like that reveal about the space furries being the good guys.. or the cyber jungle with the dangerous god ai animals or whatever... hyperion is one of the biggest piles of garbage I've ever read. The guy ends both books with the cast singing a song ffs

@bluearcher1559

7 ай бұрын

@@3choblast3r4 best series I've ever read 😁

@lindawade4ok639

7 ай бұрын

Totally she gave it all in service to the people of the hegemony, no politician today would make that needed decision

@kreiyu

5 ай бұрын

@@3choblast3r4 "space furrie's" is not just an oversimplification, it is flat out wrong, lol. " god ai animals or whatever" i think the book went over your head.

Thanks so much for all of the time and energy you put into this. Looking forward to the deep dive on Endymion

@MrgoldenRose

4 ай бұрын

👏🏾 👏🏾 nice man.

@DIN_A8

Ай бұрын

Awesome man! ❤

I first read this when it released in paperback, and it BLEW MY MIND. there's still nothing like it, written, ever. in the first book alone, he writes in the distinct voice of each character. the amount of work he had to do to write this way blows my mind

@matthewharrison8940

8 ай бұрын

what's the first book of the series, i want to see if there is an audiobook, hopefully. im coming in green, with no knowledge of this series. needless to say, I am excited!

@BoudicasQuest

8 ай бұрын

@@matthewharrison8940 the first book is "Hyperion"

@Provigilman

8 ай бұрын

You should check out Dan Simmons' Illium and Olympos. They're totally different than this in a story sense, but the same stylistically in that it's a blend of classical ideals and literature with amazing sci-fi and strong and interesting characters. They're a great read.

This should be a series. One season for each book. It will do so well

My adoptive grandmother was a hard, cold Norwegian woman. Although she took care of my brother and I on a physical level, I was terrified of her my entire childhood. I often felt misunderstood, disapproved of. After the passing of my adoptive grandfather, she gifted me a paper-back copy of "Endymion". I was a bit perplexed by it at that age of 12 and it sat on my shelf, then boxes, for years. It wasn't until the age of 16 that I cracked it open. My mind exploded and I fell in love with sci-fi. It wasn't until the age of 25 that I realized this was book 3 of a 4 part series. I listened to all 4 books and my appreciation for this series blossomed. I'm now 38, have re-purchased all 4 audiobooks and am having an amazing experience re-discovering the majesty of it all. Fragments of these stories have permeated my adult life, mostly in dreams and drunken conversations. Thank you Dan Simmons. Thank you, Quinn. Thank you Joyce Rhodes... R.I.P., Gram.

I'm a painter at a steel shop and these couple live streams I've caught really help me pass the day man. Im really liking these. My favorite creepypasta channel hasn't put out anything recently so these are definitely a good replacement lol.

I think of the first two books basically like one book... And one of the greatest works of fiction ever created. I've read them countless times and listened to them on audiobook countless more.

My dude...this is one of my favorite series of all time but hearing you so carefully exposit has made me fall in love with it all over again. Thank you!

You spoil us! Love listening to these longer videos while at work. Appreciate it💯

You're very talented at retelling these stories. I could listen to you explaining scifi books all day. Literally the perfect stuff to listen to while I play dragons dogma. Thanks Quinn!

These Hyperion videos are what got me into sci-fi! I have to thank Quinn for this! I’ve read the entire series of books now and I can’t get enough.

I wish you could narrate every book lol your voice is so compelling and easy to listen to. Then he serenades us with vocals! Couldn’t get any better lol keep doing what you’re doing. I stumbled across your videos randomly while searching for 3 body problem reviews …. And it’s really re-ignited my love of sci-fi. I can’t thank you enough.

The Fall of Hyperion was the peak of this series. Endymion and Rise had some cool ideas as well as my favorite character, Father-Captain De Soya, but I feel those books needed more editing or time in the oven. The whole "romance" between Raul and Aenea was weird at best and creepy af at worst.

@alexanderrose1556

8 ай бұрын

Fall of hyperion was mindblowing, absolutely... but damn that style of story telling in Hyperion with the diffrent tales, and the time inbetween and how you slowly unravel thing one story at the time? such an amazing way to tell a story

@Nabekukka

8 ай бұрын

What was so creepy or even weird about it though?

@geordiejones5618

8 ай бұрын

@@Nabekukka I know Aenea isn't her physical age but its weird every time Raul talks about making love to the savior while she's 12ish, and getting jealous over a 17 year old. It's just uncomfy.

@geordiejones5618

8 ай бұрын

@@alexanderrose1556 the only two stories that I really really liked were the the priest and scholar tales. I much preferred every other character as they're used in Fall, and I loved Gladstone. The Cantos could serve as a really unique RPG or the inspiration for one.

@DH33.0

8 ай бұрын

Shout to my boy A.Bettik!

I read this book a few years ago and quickly devoured the whole Hyperion Cantos, it left an indelible mark on me, thankyou for talking about it

@DH33.0

8 ай бұрын

The same thing happened with me. These are mind altering books.

@DH33.0

8 ай бұрын

The same thing happened with me. These are mind altering books.

@DH33.0

8 ай бұрын

The same thing happened with me. These are mind altering books.

Love the channel, in particular the Hyperion and Three Body Problem content. I appreciate what you do.

You got me to read (listen to the audiobook) of Remembrance of Earths past (Three Body Problem, Dark Forrest, Death's End) about a year ago and it just absolutely blew me away. It is by far the best science fiction media I have consumed/read/watched. In fact it is so good that any other sci fi I have attempted to read/listen to, doesn't even come close. I just re-listened to the trilogy again just recently.

WoW! Hyperion is just THE BEST! Thank you so much for this content. I feel like you can do so much with those four books. Thanks! You’re awesome! Your other content has brought me to so many other great stories and series but this is by far my favorite. Maybe you’ll explore the other two books in more depth at another time. Preciate you.

I just finished the last book in the series this weekend! This stream came just at the right time

Thank you! Really appreciate the long form deep dive videos & looking forward to more!💯

I’m very grateful you give this series it’s just due. Probably my favorite sci-fi series ever. Thanks for the content.

Hey Quinn! I've been listening to you for a good while, and I just wanted to thank you for keeping me company when I am most pensive and in need of good thoughts, good stories and interesting, meaningful things to ponder.. you helped me get back in touch with a part of my self that needed nurturing. You are really, really good at this, you know?. Thank you, you're my favourite content creator on you tube, and there are some good one out there.. thank you man!

I really love hyperion and endymion. i did not get many hours of sleep during the time i read them. the twists and turns in the story and the handling of big ideas is spectacular. this was a good summary of important parts of the cantos. it's a lot to unpack and you barely held on to staying on top of it without falling into the rabbit hole of stuff like the technocores evolution or what the void in between really is. 🤣 i would love if you could do a real deep dive on these topics one at a time

You are the reason I read this series. I am grateful as hell for that. Thank you!

Been really looking forward to this one man! This is my favorite series of all time, even above the Foundation series, as well as Dune. I was actually considering rereading the whole Cantos last week. As always, keep up the great work, my friend.

Big fan of your breakdowns, you capture the immense size and scope of these books in a very interesting way.

Best SF series ever. So beautifully written.

I absolutely love your work, and I _may_ have spent the past week burning through... well... pretty much all of your videos. To "catch up," as it were. That said, however, my lord did you bounce around the topics in such a way that simultaneously made me wish to throttle you, and to continue listening. It was pretty much a series of cliffhangers - all due to minor tangents that you would start upon. Only to shift back to your main order of topics, and thus abandoning the highly interesting thoughts that you brought up. Well done.

Hey Quinn i picked up these books for Christmas last year due to your videos and read them at the start of the year.. and man was that like WORLD CHANGING for me, i dont think it can really be put into words how good of sci fi these 2x books are, its just such an amazing story with such an amazing mindblowing outcome. I dont think i could stop thinking about these books after i finished them for like a straight month after - Very good recommendation, i hope more people get to read these one day.

@kaufman_777

8 ай бұрын

you should check out Ilium and Olympos by the same author.

I'm reading the hyperion novels for the first time thanks to your channel. So I'll save watching this video until I've finished. Thanks so much!

Was very happy to buy your hardcover today! Thank you for covering one of the best sci-fi series, ever.

I should have been here for this... I first came across your vids when I was trying to pass time on the job and you got me hooked onto "they Hyperion Cantos". Immediately went home and copped the book. Wasn't disappointed. I've got "The Fall Of Hyperion" on deck ready to go too. I'm glad I didn't sleep on it. Thanks for showing a brother the way.

Always nice to see a new vid on Hyperion :) as many have said, it really is one of the most unique and well-built stories in scifi, thanks for this vid!

Thank you. This is like having a great deep conversation with someone really into to this literature out of the blue and getting really into it. I read this series long ago, out of sequence which was perfect given the context. It was Hard to read because the shrike was so awful. I knew about the bird, so I hated thinking about it before it was completely described. I avoided the series but couldn’t avoided buying the other books. (Long before the internet, kids). So I did read it all. Devastating. How anyone could write this was hard to believe, but I’ve been having this reaction since the early 60’s. There are so 43:20 many authors I’d like to read for the first time again but it doesn’t ever work that way. 43:12 43:13 You just cant. Great authors change in ways you cant undo. Thank you Fan Simmons.

I read the role Cantos last year thanks to your videos, now it’s one of my favorite series ever! The first book is especially good. It’s genuinely unique & interesting & captivating like nothing else I’ve ever read.

It was many, many moons ago when I stumbled into your channel. I was younger then, bumbling around the GOT blogosphere. I liked your enthusiasm and perspective on the tales of our times and your ability to articulate them well. Your content is improving the more you put out; the channel is aging well YEARS after I began following you. This is the first time I have interacted on this channel. So, unlike Game of Thrones, your channel keeps getting better! Great book! I am so glad that you recommended this! THANK YOU for breaking me out of the CivilWar/Child Rearing/Zombie/Apocolypse/Zombie Apocolypse/Gardening/Spy vs. Spy genres I have been loitering around for the past couple of years. Hyperion brought back my joy for sci-fi! In a big way. The only thing I would have touched on is what truly made the first two books: the anticipation of each character's story. I could not get to the next one fast enough. Each one left the reader dripping with anticipation for the next. More than anything that made the book fun- at least a considerable component. Your recommendations have been pretty spot on; damn good read, and your leg work is greatly appreciated, sir.

KWATZ! Great books. Kassad's story in Hyperion is so gripping. This series got me into Zen Buddhism back when I first read it. Amazing stuff. I can look at it with a critical eye now, but I would still highly recommend it. First two books are amazing. The other ones are still good.

I share your passion for these stories. The Cantos is my favorite overall SciFi series. That said, as a child of the 80's, now I also have to give props for your impromptu "Like a Prayer" rendition. My favorite Madonna song. Nice pipes, renaissance man. Respect.

Love you, Quinn. Thanks for showing us TBP. Im a chef and you convinced me to listen to the Hyperion series again and it reminded me how much i enjoy that masterpiece. TBP is my favorite "serious" scifi, and i'd love to hear your opinion on the "Hitch Hiker's Guide", especially the being that thinks Dent has a vendetta against it, only to learn Dent was unawares. Adam's work starts to spiral around that time and i think you're ability to unravle that would give it great justice.

This was a really amazing video on the Hyperion Cantos. Even though the novels deal with a lot of ideas, themes, characters and twists/reveals you were able to explain quite a few of them in a good way. I really love all of Simmons novels even though I think Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion are his magnum opus. I really like the atmosphere and horror in "The Terror" and how it is able to mix real historic evens and fiction. You should also check out "Ilium" and "Olympus" which has also a great, grandiose Sci-Fi feel and a lot of reveals.

Man this sounds amazing. I love hearing the enthusiasm when you describe a new piece of critical information.

@DekkarJr

3 ай бұрын

yeah his voice and pacing picks up. He conveys excitement and even anxiety prty well

Ok what! Freaking pinch me! Yet another classic that you turned me onto Quinn, and two whole hours at that! Christmas came early this year. Thank you thank you thank you. You are og sci fi fatline of KZread. Delivering information to the masses instantaneously.

Love Hyperion! I've read it once and then listened to the Hyperion and Endymion audiobooks. It's definitely a series you can listen to multiple times and not get bored because it's so well written and has intricate, intertwined plot lines.

Great stream for me since I read the book series a while ago and your video was a nice refresher.

I adore you as a content creator. I hope you blow up big, you have such a good voice for it.

Great job. So far each of your videos have made me want to read the book

Just started reading the first book so thought I'd run your podcast. Thanks Quinn. Very informative. PS you're right, you don't need the music.

Great stream, love hearing people talk about my favorite Sci fi series!

I loved watching this! I read them so many years ago and LOVED the first book. Hated books two and four with a passion, but loved books one and three! This was a great recap, makes me want to read it again soon!

Quinn Your videos make sci-fi 'accessible', bite sized and highly entertaining. Ty for sharing your work.

it was thanks to you and your channel that i got introduced to this series! i recommend hyperion to everyone, it’s definitely one of the best books i’ve ever read! thank you for covering these stories!!

This is such a fantastic summary of Hyperion!! It is the best series in Sci-fi, in my opinion. Thanks!

My favorite SciFi series of all time - thank youn so much for the video!

@TheSentinel909

8 ай бұрын

Btw I believe its ANEA,not AINA?

If there was a direct I'd ever wanted to join to, it was this 😭😭😭 thank you so much for your Hyperion videos Quinn!

Holly Molly 2 hours Quinn Video? Thanks Mann!

If I ever write a book I'll hire Quinn to do the audiobook. You got a knack for story telling

This was fascinating I am going to check out the book. Thank you on your deep dives.

Deep in the shadowy silence of a veil Far sunk from healthy light of morn Far from fiery noon and eve's one star There sat grey-haired Saturn Still upon his throne Still as the silence 'round about his lair While forest o'er forest piled Atop his head Like cloud o'er cloud

@mr.zardoz3344

8 ай бұрын

Endymion?

@themanfromerf

8 ай бұрын

@@mr.zardoz3344 I haven't memorized that one, even though it's totally awesome. The main deal is Zeus telling all the Gods to accept the GAE. It's way more awesome than you think, but yeah. Keats. Good dude. I'll eventually memorize it and own a social-science teacher with that specific quote from an ancient poet, but... story of my life. In the mean-time, accept that I can read old English and quote 19th century poets until the cows come home. English professors deserve it.

Quinn, I love your channel! Thank you for being awesome!

Literally JUST started the hyperion cantos for the first time. The shrike demands it!!

@juliannacolombo5584

8 ай бұрын

I bought myself an e copy last week so I will be right behind you!

@bcyost1908

8 ай бұрын

​@@juliannacolombo5584it really is a mindfuck lol, and don't read it too close to bed time if you wanna get any sleep. 😅

Awesome stream. I’m definitely going to read the Hyperion Cantos again now. And if anyone sees my eyes water up when I read about Sol Weintraub and his daughter … Im not crying - I’ve just been cutting onions.

@mr.zardoz3344

8 ай бұрын

Later alligator.

I just finished the first book and loved it. Second one came in the mail yesterday; I’ll be back to finish this once I finish it :)

Hey quinn, just wanted to let you know that this video was very good! I would highly recommend that you edit the very beginning because i thought that this would have been a regular Livestream video that are uploaded to yt. But this is much more focused and works well. But i almost clicked off the video since i was looking for a video to listen to and rhe begining made me think it would be less structured.

After Dune, my favourite SF saga. I've read it several times, and always find something new to think about.

@SlymuadDib

8 ай бұрын

Same here. I keep coming back to those two excellents series.

I’ve watched your other videos on Hyperion but u introduced some more stuff that happens later on in the book series. Hope u make more vids on this book series!

Thanks for getting me to read again, my dude. Much appreciated.

I happened on 'Quinns Ideas' by chance. I have never in my 50 plus, plus years read actual science fiction but something about whatever the video was about peaked my interest...or, it might be because I was burned so badly by literally smoking hot oil from my elbows down, spent almost a month in the Dallas TX Parkland Burn unit and had to have a lot of skin grafts. I had nothing else to distract me from my pain so decided to give it a try...I am so glad it happened. my hands were wrapped and I could do nothing with them so I had a nurse tape my stylus to my hand wrappings and put my tablet on the tray in front of me...I didn't want to commit to a series as long as 'Dune' so i looked at all the titles of his videos and compared them to something i could borrow from the library. I settled on 'Hyperion' without watching his video, liking the name and thinking it was a stand alone book rather than a series. I read it. I loved it! Really loved it!!! Happily knowing by then it was a series, I read 'The Fall of Hyperion' then...OMG my library didn't carry 'Endymion'. SCANDALOUS! I purchased it. Now I ordered the box set because there is still one more in the series and I will likely read them again. I am out of the hospital now and will add science fiction to my library fom here on out. I will be out of work a while so I may even try 'Dune'. Thank you so much for introducing me to a genre I would not otherwise have tried. 💕🐾💙

I love your longer videos whereby you go in depth into a story. Some ambient space horror music would be nice if the volume is really low right now. Currently I am listening to ambient Dead Space osts while listening to you.

lets go!!! the perfect timing i was just re listening the hyperion audiobook

This was really interesting to listen to. I've read the first book at your recommendation.

You are great man! Love this! Keep it up!

Absolutely love your channel Qinnn. Keep it up buddy ❤

Really entertaining video, thank you. It's been a long time since I read the 4-book series, and I think I'm due for a re-read soon. Looking at the comments here, it seems to be a somewhat polarizing series. I really enjoyed it myself and it's stuck with me for a long time: I've gone over Hyperion and its themes in my head again and again, moreso than with any other series other than Dune. There's a lot to enjoy in it, and I appreciate not only the scope and ambition of the story, but also that there's a (bittersweet) conclusion to mull over.

Thank you for covering these books. These are the best books I have read since Dune. The characters are so complex it is interesting to see your take on them. Consul- Environmenatlist and anti technology. He is the instrument of Gladstone and is tied to Gladstone and the ousters those who live in harmony without the technocore. Brawne- She represents humanity in the bridge between humans and robotics/technology. Other characters represent the technology side. Martin- represents human suffering but also the boredom of eternal life and disillusionment from technology. Sol - Duty to God vs gods duty to humanity. Kassad- the ethics of warfare. Hoyt- obviously the resurrection and the horror of eternal life. Het- In the end religious technology. I could go on as I am sure you understand but thought I would throw out so.e flavors to add to yours.

1:29:30 about the Cruciforms being connected to the Technocore, the Councilor Albedo uses one to inflict pain to a human in the fourth book, implying he directly controls them.

I really love listening to these stories. I'm not a reader myself but i am fascinated by your stories you tell. They are almost like audiobooks to me. I can only hope they will make more sci-fi tv-series of these stories in the future, just like Netflix is making an adaptation of the "three body problem", they better now screw that up.

@dudeman650

8 ай бұрын

The audio books for the first novel are incredible. Each tale of the pilgrims is acted so well

@nickvandijk5460

8 ай бұрын

That's a great tip, maybe i should give those audiobooks a chance :-).@@dudeman650

was not ready for quinn to sing a beautiful rendition of like a prayer haha

You and your channel are number 1. And I mean that. Respect. - the shriek

A compelling, mysterious and existential book. It absolutely gripped me. It's also a bleak, cold sci-fi tale that keeps you at arm's length and only gets more remote as it moves into the second book. I definitely need to revisit both.

To seen these novels on the big screen or even a big budget streaming series, would be amazing awesome! Extremely complex story though.

Super entertaining to listen to you! You'd also do well narrating Sci fi books

Love the art on ur novel btw

Yes! So glad you're discussing this book!!!

I enjoy Quinn doing his thing when he's excited about his books. :)

As always, many thanks, much appreciated!

I feel like Simmons really dropped the ball concerning the Bikura and the Labyrinths in the last two books. He essentially hand waves their origins and any mystery connecting them to something ancient or unknowable, ruining any potential interest or future story. One of the biggest problems with Endymion and Rise of Endymion is that the answer to every mystery is a sloppy retcon or the technocore. To me, it seemed obvious Simmons just wanted to be done with the entire universe, so answered every lingering question with “It was the boogie man (technocore)” or “(sloppy mental gymnastics backflip and shoving a square peg into a round hole) IT WAS THE VOID AND STUFF”.

>Be me >Sign a contract as a mid-shipman >Time-debt sucks, but I'm not even 20 >Yolo >Travel the galaxy >Meet this chick on Maui-covenant >Super Qt3.14 >She talks to dolphins and sheet even >Cool >Bitches on shore leave rock >Promise I'll come back >End up actually coming back >Hit that sheet again >Mfw >Surely I will never meet this B again >Come back >Repeat several more times >Eventually she is a gilf >We ride a magic carpet >Her planet rebels against the government bc of our love >Awesome >Mfw

Just got your audio book! Expecting to hear great things 😊

This book series changed my life. I love it so much. 😊

bro i was trying to remember your name or the name of your channel for a couple of weeks, i had too much subs on my original google account to find you, then it finally popped into my head last night, and i watched 3 hours in a few videos last night, but then lately ive been thinking about hyperion and the shrike but i clicked on your videos to see if you had anything new on the shrike or hyperion and to see you have such a huge video recently on it, even live!!! makes me so happy. its my day off and imma go snuggle up in bed and turn the lights off and pull my blackout curtains and listen to this whole stream. bless! also, have you heard of the game "the iron lung" there's an event in it called "the quiet rapture" which, even though its not a long game and not much is explained, itd be so interesting for you to make a video with your thoughts and maybe a theory on it and then let commenters talk about theirs. theres something similar to that on reddit but its really tedious to look through because a lot of the threads only have 2 or 3 comments.

I always feel entertained watching your videos... and a little bit smarter too

I listened to the audio books and they are magnificent. From the Canterbury Tales approach in the first book to the very end. I feel that the Shrike is a tool, been wielded by either sides in the future conflict. I will tell people about the quality of his writing with the one scene in the 3rd book recounting the butchering of the Ousters. It's a testament to his skill that it made me physically sick for the first time ever. I also owe him so much for the AI goal of the final torture sequence. It solved so much for an event in one book and has given me the most exciting story arc to try and craft in my second book.

Great discussion. Hyp Cantos may be my favorite series. Definitely do a show on Endymion!

I just finished Fall o’Hyperion a few days ago. I think what I love the most about sci-fi is how I am usually pleasantly mentally overwhelmed afterward; just sitting in the cosmic soup of reflection and contemplation. The first half of this series has definitely taken me to that place once again. And does anyone feel like things like Terminator and even 50 First Dates drew inspiration from this series ?

The more I think about the idea of our machines creating a device that becomes so valuable to us that it is impossible to imagine living without it, but also enables them to infiltrate every aspect of our life AS WELL as provide the room, the worlds they need to grow. It seems like such an accurate "machine" idea. It really is a genius plot thread

Not only is the Hyperion series great, but I just finished reading Ilium recently and it's also amazing. I actually got so into it, that I decided to read a new translation of The Iliad haha.

I really loved the Chichatook people on the frozen atmosphere world. I probably spelled their name wrong. It's been a long time since I've read them. Last time I experienced these books was through audio book while driving.

Dang too bad I missed this stream! I love the hyperion books!

I absolutly love this book series

Fantasy recommendation: Tooth and Claw by James Silke. It's book 3 of a series, but you don't really have to read the first two. It's also a bit hard to find, but you seem to be a pretty resourceful dude.