Talk:The Fall of Hyperion

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[edit] Incorrect Link

Fixed the link to the following book, Endymion. The previous one led to Benjamin Disraeli's novel of the same name, rather than the Simmons book.--Werthead 14:45, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox

I've removed the multiple-edition listings from the infobox - infobox info should pertain only to the first edition printing of a book. Subsequent edition information belongs in a "Release details" section toward the end of the article. The info I've removed can still be found through the page history if anyone is curious. -- Antepenultimate 21:22, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Things that need to be done

  • Finish the Plot Summary: This is especially important because the point at which the summary ends (Kassad's initial charge against the Shrike) could concievebly be interpreted as the end of the book, so it is not clear that the plot summary cuts short.
  • Perhaps continue the character summaries with the changes in the characters from Hyperion

And probably some more stuff. I will try and work on this, but I have never been good at plot summaries, so if another fan of the book can help, that would be great. Gundato 22:47, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

A plot summary should really be just what the name implies; a summary. This plot summary is already too long. It needs to be more concise. Jonneroo (talk) 19:48, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
A few paragraphs is a summary of a multi-hundred page book. --Gwern (contribs) 04:01 4 March 2008 (GMT)
I agree with Gwern, the summary isn't overly long, it is a long book and the story isn't trivial -- it is quite complex. Corge —Preceding unsigned comment added by Posix memalign (talk • contribs) 14:09, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
Maybe the best way to handle this summary would be to divide it by characters, instead of chronologically. After all,chrono-logistics & chronologics (if you'll forgive my twisting of a word) break down in this book, as we must contend with Void Which Binds and reverse flow temporal perception. Devon.underwood (talk) 08:44, 7 May 2008 (UTC)