What about those 8 pounds consumed within 3 months. Certainly it is a masterpiece comparable to Foundation (for his outstanding) and Dune (for its unique universe) and you will find in Hyperion hours of fun reading. A staging calculated with the story of the Pilgrims. And what stories !! A priest faces his faith and evil, a great warrior and loving through time, a vulgar and brilliant poet, a father and his daughter to boulversant story of paternal affection (OK, I just had a little girl so he most affected) ... All have one thing in common and it is terrifying: the Shrike. But who is he? Why is it so? What real danger he represents to you? Mystery throughout the book. While traveling with these characters, they become close us (but what are they now?). Facing the inhuman their humanity grows and discovers conspiracies, manipulations. But who is manipulating whom, who controls what? It is you who drive control. Yes, you control your pleasure, through the pages, you feel will draw a scenario. And ... you let yourself surprise. Of course, in place can sometimes seem slow. But saga is not built in 150 pages. So patience. Since I have read and closed, I feel an orphan strand. With what will I find another book that dose of fun?