Dan Simmon's 1989 science-fiction novel is acclaimed for its unique structure, references, and style. We take a closer look at how it interrogates our expectations of genre to explore a complex host of themes. Thank you to Chris Marlton for coproducing this episode. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://amzn.to/2R8TdW9">Hyperion</a></li> </ul> Additional Resources: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/throwback-thursday-the-mind-altering-scope-of-dan-simmons-hyperion-cantos/"> Throwback Thursday: The Mind-Altering Scope of Dan Simmons’ Hyperion Cantos</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.tor.com/2009/05/27/better-to-travel-hopefully-dan-simmons-hyperion/"> Better to travel hopefully: Dan Simmons’s Hyperion</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://bookpage.com/interviews/8557-dan-simmons-science-fiction-fantasy#.XoIZ5NUje2x"> Dan Simmons World-class maker of worlds</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Dan Simmons. By: Shindler, Dorman T., Writer (Kalmbach Publishing Co.), 00439517, Feb2001, Vol. 114, Issue 2</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">THRALL, J. H. (2014). Authoring the Sacred: Humanism and Invented Scripture in Octavia Butler, Kurt Vonnegut and Dan Simmons. Implicit Religion, 17(4), 509.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Shea, B. (2015). Evolution and Neuroethics in the Hyperion Cantos. Journal of Cognition & Neuroethics, 3(3), 139.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2018/08/09/the-one-huge-problem-with-dan-simmons-sci-fi-mystery-hyperion/"> The one huge problem with Dan Simmons’ sci-fi mystery Hyperion</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://medium.com/literary-analyses/eschatology-and-pain-in-dan-simmons-hyperion-fd34faa71d14"> Eschatology and Pain in Dan Simmons’ Hyperion</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">Senior, W. (2012). Dan Simmons's Hyperion Cantos: The Fantasy Within. Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies (HJEAS), 18(1/2), 213-226.</li> </ul>

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