His last four years in teaching were spent creating, coordinating, and teaching in APEX, an extensive gifted/talented program serving 19 elementary schools and some 15,000 potential students. He then worked in elementary education for 18 years-2 years in Missouri, 2 years in Buffalo, New York-one year as a specially trained BOCES "resource teacher" and another as a sixth-grade teacher-and 14 years in Colorado. in English from Wabash College in 1970, winning a national Phi Beta Kappa Award during his senior year for excellence in fiction, journalism and art.ĭan received his Masters in Education from Washington University in St. Review of "Earthlight" by Arthur C.Dan Simmons grew up in various cities and small towns in the Midwest, including Brimfield, Illinois, which was the source of his fictional "Elm Haven" in 1991's SUMMER OF NIGHT and 2002's A WINTER HAUNTING.Review of "Red Star over China" by Edgar Snow.Review of "The Rise of Endymion" by Dan Simmons.
Review of "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Ro.Review of "Stand on Zanzibar" by John Brunner.Review of "The Demolished Man" by Alfred Bester.Review of "Red Mars" by Kim Stanley Robinson.Review of "The Miracle Workers" by Jack Vance.Readers of space opera simply can’t go wrong with Simmons. To the slightly melodramatic and forced feel of the climax, The Rise of Endymion is still great Though falling short of the quality of the Hyperionduology due Of T’ien Shan, the sci-fi version of Jonah on theĮerie gas planet, and the peeks inside Ouster life will have the imaginationįirst book, religion is pressed ever harder in the concluding volume, all the Simmons’ storytelling skills still evocatively on display, the temples Rise of Endymion is a good conclusion to a good story that will notĭisappoint readers who enjoyed the first half. Perhaps it's too pat given the volatility of the subject matter? But while everything wraps up nicely from an idea perspective, something still seems to be lacking the deeper one looks into the conclusion. Individually motivated idea that reflects back and universally suffuses the
They’ve gained at the conclusion of their story. The bombastic style, is the manner in which each character uses the knowledge The strongest aspect of the comparison, besides Though Gully Foyle’s motive is revenge andĮndymion’s is love for Aenea, each are tried and tested in a variety ofĬreative ways that are a credit to each author's imagination. Ordinary guy is put through hell to achieve his goals. Without spoiling matters, suffice to say an If Endymion borrowed from Huckleberry Finn for its plot movement, then The Rise of Endymion can certainly be seen to steal a page or twoĪka, The Stars My Destination.
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