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Simmons is one of America's best writers, not just sf writers. This novel(and the sequels that followed)are as sophisticated and complex as anything by Pynchon or Joyce but incorporate a more commerical narrative structure. The first two novels in this "series"(I use the term loosely because of the time frame the series covers)are among the best fiction produced in the past 20 years. Simmons, along with his more unconventional contemporary Stephenson, is among the best authors currently writing.
The ideas, situations and characters are all sophisticated and have considerable depth. It's clear that Simmons is trying to structure a narrative with a thematic structure comparable to the fiction of a Homer or Joyce(two authors at other ends of the spectrum).
I can highly recommend this book. Give it a chance and you'll be sucked into its world. Easily the most comprehensive world created since Herbert's DUNE series.


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The Fall of Hyperion Dan Simmons 9780553288209 Books Reviews

Unbelievably dense, yet quite readable. I'd read "The Terror" by Simmons and was similarly blown away. "Hyperion" introduces Simmons' universe which is at least comparable to Herbert's (Dune), Brin's (The Uplift saga) or Scalzi's (Old Man's War). As other reviews state, the structure of the story is similar to the Canterbury Tales, but really this is a mystery novel. The pilgrims' tales reminded me a great deal of "Haunted," by Chuck Palahniuk graphic, often bittersweet if not outright dark but there is a gallows humor that pops up. An engrossing and entertaining read. I will definitely try the next volume. (Sorry to be light on details but I'm trying to avoid any spoilers of any kind). If you like "Dune," "Game of Thrones," sci-fi, mysteries or medieval literature, check this out.
I don't know that Hyperion (book one of Simmons' Hyperion Cantos) has aged all that well. I'm sure when it came out, everyone found it clever--I certainly would've if I'd read it at the time. But with all the literary and cultural references, it feels a bit showy now. Maybe even dated.

That said, Simmons' Canterbury Tales-esque structure works well, and the stories that each character tells on their pilgrimage are intriguing and often shocking. And you're certainly left wanting to read book two.

The Fall of Hyperion, on the other hand, is moving, compelling, and thoughtful. It's as if Simmons took the entirety of the first book to set up the payoffs in the second. He's gotten all the cleverness one out of his system and settles down to do what he needs to do let the characters' stories unfold. And they do so beautifully.

I won't give away any spoilers. However, I'll say that the end is a little mind-blowing and very, very poignant.

After all these years, the books have apparently been optioned for a miniseries. I'll be curious to see how they translate to the small screen.
A superb complement to the first and greater volume in the Hyperion series. Alone among science fiction novels, Hyperion and it sequel both address the complexities of the human spirit along with the consequences of Universal Artificial Intelligence. Nearly every other sci-fi writer is a lover of intellect and reason without examining what makes humans human. Mr. Simmons has the courage to investigate this ultimate conundrum, with outstanding results. A first rate novel in all respects - story, plot and characters, not to mention a lucid prose style that carries the story forward with pacing.
I think this is the best sci-fi I've read since Frank Herbert's Dune trilogy. Imagine reading something as great as the movie Matrix written by someone who knows Keats, Shakespeare, Pound etc. I'm no technology buff, so I struggled to understand the world these characters inhabited - but it was so worth the effort. The characters are not as accessible as Frank Herbert's - they are complex, disillusioned souls struggling toward an unknown but fascinating and compelling goal. I'm going to keep this review mercifully brief, as I've just bought the second book, but will close with the existential problems books like this pose for me.

I bought Hyperion impulsively because of its "brilliant, transcendent" etc reviews, which I happened upon looking for more Neal Stephenson. I came so close to missing it! How many more wonderful books am I missing? How will I know? Why do I live in the middle of nowhere? ahem.

Buy this book if you love beautifully written sci-fi mystery.
One of my all time favorite series. Full of great characters, amazing settings, fabulous story lines, and if you read the whole series of 4 books, you'll get into philosophy, religion, ethics, science, the future of mankind in several forms, and a story you won't be able to put down. I cry my eyes out every single time I read the last book, and I've read them all several times. I bought this book to replace one that I loaned out to someone who never gave it back. Goes to show why I don't like to loan my books out. These are incredibly well written, deep and thoughtful, and you will love these books. Almost impossible to describe with any shade of accuracy. I can tell you what it's about and it's like saying the ocean is big. You know what big is, but until you see it, you have no idea what I'm talking about.

Read this, and then the others. You won't regret it.
I want to go back to school and learn all about the brain, then collaborate with chemists and microbiologists and neurobiologists and whoever else is around, to find a way to go in and bleach the memory of this book from my brain. In doing so I can then reread this book as if it were the first time. That's how much I like this book. There's your review. I said good day.
Simmons is one of America's best writers, not just sf writers. This novel(and the sequels that followed)are as sophisticated and complex as anything by Pynchon or Joyce but incorporate a more commerical narrative structure. The first two novels in this "series"(I use the term loosely because of the time frame the series covers)are among the best fiction produced in the past 20 years. Simmons, along with his more unconventional contemporary Stephenson, is among the best authors currently writing.
The ideas, situations and characters are all sophisticated and have considerable depth. It's clear that Simmons is trying to structure a narrative with a thematic structure comparable to the fiction of a Homer or Joyce(two authors at other ends of the spectrum).
I can highly recommend this book. Give it a chance and you'll be sucked into its world. Easily the most comprehensive world created since Herbert's DUNE series.