Orphans of the Helix

by Dan Simmons

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For some reason, the introduction to/description of this story didn't really grab me - but I actually really liked the story itself. It effectively advertised Simmons' Hyperion books, which I haven't yet read - but definitely want to. A bit reminiscent of a Star Trek episode, this short story has the AIs of a colony ship wake some of the crew to deal with a problem they've encountered - a far-flung colony is being harassed by a seemingly automated alien 'harvester' ship. Very enjoyable.
Ganadora de un Locus, “Orphans…” se enmarca dentro de la historia contada en los Cantos de Hyperion, y los hechos transcurren varios años después de lo acaecido en El Ascenso de Endymion. Afortunadamente para el no iniciado en esta saga, en realidad no importa ignorar todo esto ya que los protagonistas de esta historia son los descendientes de la peculiar cultura de la Hélice del Espectro, superviviente de la guerra contra Pax en Vitus-Gray-Balianus B que, en su errar por la galaxia en busca de un destino propio, se encuentra con que tiene que resolver una situación que podría conducir al exterminio de mas de una sociedad inteligente.

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Science fiction writer Dan Simmons was born in East Peoria, Illinois in 1948. He graduated from Wabash College in 1970 and received an M. A. from Washington University the following year. Simmons was an elementary school teacher and worked in the education field for a decade, including working to develop a gifted education program. His first show more successful short story was won a contest and was published in 1982. His first novel, Song of Kali, won a World Fantasy Award, and Simmons has also won a Theodore Sturgeon Award for short fiction, four Bram Stoker Awards, and eight Locus Awards. He is also the author of the Hyperion series, and Simmons and his work have been compared to Herbert's Dune and Asimov's Foundation series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Orphans of the Helix
Original title
Orphans of the Helix
Original publication date
1999-05

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Fiction and Literature, Science Fiction

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