[Tom]

Yeah, the first book's cast's stories were fantastic. I really liked The Priest's and Sol's. The Consul is a wonderful character, such a complex player. I quite enjoyed the parts of the books set in and around the Core entities.






I finished the Endymion books a few weeks ago, and while they are quite different in execution to the first 2 books, they were excellent. You guys need to hurry up so I can talk freely about this shit.

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[COLOR="SandyBrown"]Raul is an amazing character. I've never felt a closeness to a character in a novel quite like I did with Raul. The way Simmons conveys Raul's love for Aenea is almost too much... I can remember reading when Raul first finds out about Aenea's 'missing 1 year and 11 months' - and wanting to vomit. Also, Aenea's final gift to humanity, or more specifically, Raul's retelling of it, brought tears to my eyes. Such a tragic ending for poor, poor Raul, but such a positive new beginning for humanity. Absolutely gutted that I've finished the series. A re-read will be happening very soon.[/COLOR]