#199 in Science fiction
The Rise of Endymion
- 600
- Pages
- about 11 h
- Reading time
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
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Our view
“The Rise of Endymion” closes the “Hyperion Cantos” by tying up its tangled threads and answering most of the questions left open. Its six hundred pages lean heavily into metaphysics and into love, which some readers find beautiful and moving. Others feel the opening stretch repeats the chase of the previous book, some guess where the plot is heading, and not everyone is won over by the central romance.
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About the book
The Rise of Endymion is a 1997 science fiction novel by American writer Dan Simmons. It is the fourth and final novel in his Hyperion Cantos fictional universe. It won the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1998.
Reading order · Hyperion Cantos
Full order & progress →- HyperionStart here
8.68.6 / 10 - The Fall of Hyperion
8.38.3 / 10 - Endymion
8.18.1 / 10 - The Rise of EndymionThis book
8.08.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 537 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 79% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 21 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 516 | 96% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Rise of Endymion?
It has 600 pages — longer than 79% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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