Hyperion universe

The Foundation books paved the way for other authors to create new fictionalized empires among the stars.

In this video, I will be comparing the Galactic Empires of the Foundation Universe, the Dune Universe from Frank Herbert's series, and the Hyperion Universe from the science fiction series by Dan Simmons, which was published from 1989 to 1997.

In Asimov's Foundation series, mankind inhabited every part of the Milky Way galaxy.

Millions of worlds are inhabited.

As old Earth died, the Farcasters and Flatlines were provided by the Technocore, which evolved from AI software initially created by humans and developed into an independent society separate from humanity.

The goals and motivations of the Technocore are somewhat ambiguous at the start of the series, but much is revealed as the series continues.

It is curious that while at the start of this series, it seems that the people of the Hyperion universe choose to work with their AI counterparts.

By the start of the Dune series, all thinking machines have been destroyed and prohibited under penalty of death.