#77 in Science fiction
The Fall of Hyperion
- 561
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
- BSFA Award for Best Novel
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Our view
“The Fall of Hyperion” answers the questions its predecessor left hanging, and what becomes of the pilgrims is the main reason to continue. The structure changes, though: the separate tales give way to one narrator’s far-seeing dreams, which some readers find distant and disjointed. The prose can be beautiful, but the steady flow of Keats and old verse tries some readers’ patience. Not a starting point; read the first volume before this one.
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About the book
The Fall of Hyperion is the second novel in the Hyperion Cantos, a science fiction series by American author Dan Simmons. The novel, published in 1990, won both the 1991 British Science Fiction and Locus Awards. It was also nominated for the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award.
Reading order · Hyperion Cantos
Full order & progress →- HyperionStart here
8.68.6 / 10 - The Fall of HyperionThis book
8.38.3 / 10 - Endymion
8.18.1 / 10 - The Rise of Endymion
8.08.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 1,212 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 89% of the weight and the score stays at 8.3 — the Science fiction average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.1 | 59 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 8.4 | 1.2K | 95% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Fall of Hyperion?
It has 561 pages — longer than 74% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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