Hyperion Cantos: The Most Terrifying Creature In Science Fiction

That song from the intro is legit one of the best and most soothing things I've ever heard. Is there a longer version of it available somewhere?

Imagine taking DMT and running into this guy

It's funny that I read Hyperion when I was 16 years old.

lol most of the warhammer 40k universe is worse than this thing. Especially Chaos faction, read book Nemesis, there’s a specifically diabolical character called , “Spear”. Also the novel “Seventh Retribution” and “Legienstrasse” creature would make this shrike thing sound like Tuesday.

nah

I hear spooky synth music on intro to a documentary on a topic I have literally never heard of in my life, I like 👍

I wouldn't call the Shrike "terrifying" by any stretch of imagination compared to noteable other cosmic entities...

I don’t know AM from I Have no mouth but I must scream is terrifying

the Qu are so much more terrifying

@quinn's U need to make a video of "scorn", u the one to do it! I haven't seen a decent take on it, look into it.

Hyperion is definitely in my top 5 sci-fi books.

One of the best book series I have ever read

The nature of humanity is that every once in a while we just invent the Christian Hell again

Heh, Laughs in The Flood

I’ve been watching your videos on the Hyperion. And one particular topic has been eating away at me for a few months now. The fact that the AI could sense an additional AI somewhere far off in another galaxy. Is this a topic you could possibly go into more depth with? It doesn’t even have to be about Hyperion. Just the idea of AI‘s sensing other AI‘s in a far off galaxy???

this video is like 7 mins, why cannot you add subtitles?

I prefer the narrative to be read plainly than dynamic, dramatically and semi-theatrically, but this is still a very good video despite that minor criticism.

If life consumes life then what did the single celled organism all like supposedly come from consume?

Apparently i watched this but forgor, must be Silence

You sound like you have something in your mouth.

"The Shrike is the most cruel thing in the universe" Third book cover has him hanging out in the same raft as the rest of the cast

He reckons he's hard does he?
I'd have that shrike twat, outside in the pub car park any day of the week..
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wasn't film in works with Bradley Cooper starring/directing?

A question is, is how powerful is he?

The scariest creature in all of science fiction is Ridley Scott's Alien. Namely, the Xenomorph. Convince me otherwise.

but can he beat goku

Hey Quinn. I don't know how far back you check comments, but it was watching this video that got me into reading. From knowing NOTHING about the series, I bought all 4 loved 3 of them (RoE, it's good)! Since then, my reading has expanded; I've read Dune before but I want to read it again as well as the Cantos. Thank you for doing what you do!

Bro, people just need to understand the Shrike. All it want's to do is make a nice red themed Christmas tree.

'Am ' from 'I have no mouth and I must scream' is probably a close second .

I have been reading Hyperion whilst listening to the Elden Ring soundtrack...

Finally a video I can watch without being spoiled

Come on, dont bash the shrike. He just wants a big hug bit noone ever comes bac for seconds!

Maybe beg for like/sub AFTER the content. Annoying asf and immediate pause/back button.

I love these shrike videos and want to see one where you just include full spoilers. Is it ever mentioned what his goals really are? You seem to hint at it without fully spoiling, but maybe it is never revealed. I really have to find more time to read books but I work all the time. I am fascinated by the concept of this thing. I think I see kind of what it is about but don't understand what its endgame is.

I recently re-read the Hyperion and Endymion series and I find the Shrike fascinating not just as a character but as a concept.

Most terrifying??? Nahhh, im more terrified of lucius the eternal

Reminds me a little of Nezarec "Final god of pain" from Destiny 2

naah the most frightening creatures are the mu species

Imagine the reactions of people who get off on pain encountering the shrike.

A mark of a truly great villain is if you can say about it "We do not know what it wants, or IF it wants."

Begging for likes gets you a dislike.

That book needs a better cover. It’s hideous

Naaaahhhh thee worst scariest scary thing in science fiction is the halo flood

"I see you brought the fire"

shrike

The most terrifying creature in science fiction is the Zenomorph alien and don’t forget it….

The most terrifying creature in SF? Bro, check up on some W40K, Shrike would be a regular mob there

nahh this shit is lame as hell