The Fall of Hyperion
Feb 2011 · Hyperion Cantos Book 2 · Spectra
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LOCUS AWARD WINNER • The multiple-award-winning science fiction master continues the epic adventure that began in Hyperion, where the opening of the Time Tombs threatens to alter the very fabric of time and space, in the second novel in the Hyperion Cantos.
“One of the finest achievements of modern science fiction.”—The New York Times Book Review
The shadow of war has fallen on the Web. In the corridors of power on Tau Ceti Center, chaos reigns. Out of reach from the clashing empires, the artificial intelligences of the TechnoCore manipulate everyone and everything. And on Hyperion itself, where battle rages in the skies and on the streets, the mysterious Time Tombs are opening. And the secrets they contain mean that nothing—nothing anywhere in the universe—will ever be the same.
“One of the finest achievements of modern science fiction.”—The New York Times Book Review
The shadow of war has fallen on the Web. In the corridors of power on Tau Ceti Center, chaos reigns. Out of reach from the clashing empires, the artificial intelligences of the TechnoCore manipulate everyone and everything. And on Hyperion itself, where battle rages in the skies and on the streets, the mysterious Time Tombs are opening. And the secrets they contain mean that nothing—nothing anywhere in the universe—will ever be the same.
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4.7
340 reviews
Nathaniel Voelker
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September 22, 2018
I've read a couple of books in this series now and it's obvious the author is a brilliant writer. There are moments in these books that are written so incredibly well that you won't be able to put them down. However, the world for these books is so complex and the detail so extreme that the majority of the book is just passable and kind of choppy with poor flow. Too bad. I want to like it more but the bulk of the book just couldn't hold my interest.
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Mathieu Arseneault
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August 3, 2019
A long, but rich enough to carry on, read. Judeo-christian values are a dominant theme. There are a few good plot twist near the end. I am happy for having read it, but it did not stir me like LotR did. With adjustments, it could be the next GoT.
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Savannah Raphael
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July 8, 2019
The first hundred or so pages are a bit of a slog, and I almost put the book down, but the payoff is so worth it! Great book, if a horribly dull, slow beginning full of technobabble and fashion that is never described.
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About the author
Winner of the Hugo Award, several Bram Stoker and Locus Awards, and a pair of World Fantasy Awards, Dan Simmons, author of 32 novels, is widely accepted as one of the giants of SFF. He lives in the Front Range of Colorado with his family.
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