Books

Finished “Practical Perforce”

The day before yesterday I finished reading "Practical Perforce" (by Laura Wingerd, from O'Reilly books). I liked it more than I thought I would. My first impressions of Perforce, hadn't been that favorable, mostly because of its...
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Finished Endymion

Last night I had a headache and couldn't sleep so I took a couple of Excedrin and then went downstairs to read Endymion until the headache subsided. I was near the end of the book and the story hit a climax. I couldn't put the...
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The Fall of Hyperion

Back in May, I read Hyperion, the first book in a renowned 4-part sci-fi series from Dan Simmons (official site). This weekend, I finished The Fall of Hyperion. This book continues the story of the Shrike pilgrims from the first...
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Hyperion

During our recent Europe trip, I read the book Hyperion and really enjoyed it. The first in a series of 4 books (the others being The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, and The Rise of Endymion), Hyperion is a science fiction novel set...