The Riddle of Hyperion

One person may have stumbled upon the forgotten creation of an ancient people who erased their very existence from all records.

On this page, you’ll find the podcast episode trailer and the full episode.
And of course, a link to the source, the short story.

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[Video description: Duration is 32 seconds. Scanned watercolor painting. In the midst of a forest clearing lies a giant humanoid robot or automaton, facedown, covered in vines, one hand plunging into the earth, the other covered with overgrowth. The small figure of a human being stands before the fallen figure. The human is as tall as one of the fallen figure’s fingers. A watermark of the word “storyfeather” lays over the image’s center. The words “Podcast Episode” and “Genre: Mystery” are displayed in front of the image. The words fade away, replaced by the story’s title. The title fades away. Subtitles appear in time with narration at the bottom of the screen: “‘Why can’t I find my way out of here? I’ve tried using my instruments. I’ve tried using the stars as guides. I’m sure I’ve gone back the way I came, but I keep finding myself circling back here. It’s as if the path has folded in on itself.’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Yes? Does that mean—do you know what’s going on with the path?’ ‘The path is there. The walker is not.’” At the video’s end, a text box appears over the image displaying the words, “Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and so on. Or listen on my Podcast page at storyfeather.com.”]

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Tags: giant, glorious thing, Hyperion, worm
Genre: Mystery, Horror