Cover of The Fall of Hyperion

The Fall of Hyperion

by Dan Simmons
five stars
genreSci-Fi, Space Opera
seriesHyperion Cantos
reviewedjan 04 2009

Book two of the series starts to dial in the main plot line, while still expanding the universe and taking you on a great ride. The first book is good, but this book is great.

publisher’s summary
In the stunning continuation of the epic adventure begun in Hyperion, Simmons returns us to a far future resplendent with drama and invention.

On the world of Hyperion, 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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