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Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77 (arstechnica.com)
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[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Love that the author of the article jabbed Rothfus and Martin directly.

Hyperion is my favorite sci-fi next to Dune. It's inspired a lot of the features in my D&D homebrew world, including the Shrike, the river, a few deities, and other textures and layers to my realm.

Farewell, ~~friend. You were one of the good ones.~~ I wish you hadn't gone the wrong direction.

[–] Dearth@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

He was a good author but was completely brainwashed after 9/11