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This third book in the Hyperion Cantos series takes places a few hundred years after the dramatic final events told in The Fall of Hyperion. With the large time lapse it is perhaps no surprise that only a few familiar faces from the first duology remain. This book focuses on the story of Aenea, the child of Brawne Lamia and the John Keats cybrid, and her traveling companions as she seeks to travel to an unknown destination and evade the capture of those who seek her end.

It was an entertaining enough story. Raul and Aenea both proved to be interesting and likable characters. I found Father De Soya to be a bit less likable a character, but his POV segments remained interesting. Simmons Hyperion Universe is a well crafted one and it was easy to slip right back into it and observe how things have changed and evolved over the course of the centuries between the second and third book. I was glad to see Simmons expand on some interesting aspects of the earlier books that I felt were underutilized.

This was an engaging read for the most part, but it did suffer from the odd dull spot. That said, I felt the first couple of books in the series suffered from similar dull spots. The plot was possible a little less layered and complex than the earlier novels, but there are plenty of hints that will change in the final book.

I've got to admit that some of the late happenings in this one only confirmed my suspicions that Dan Simmons is a massive fan of the Terminator movies!

Rating: 4 stars.

Audio Note: Victor Bevine again did a good job narrating the audio.