Book Review: The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons

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.

I only read this book because I needed some answers about The Shrike and the Time Tombs after the abrupt end of Hyperion. These two books are two halves of a unique story, and while the structure of the second book is very different from the first one, Hyperion only poses questions and gives you background information without any answers.

The narrator this time is a second incarnation of Keats the AI, which at times feels very artificial. The plot is very disjointed, and some events don’t even happen in order. We get some conclusions that may make The Fall of Hyperion satisfying after such a long ride, but other aspects remain as ridiculous as in the first book, namely, Fedmahn Kassad’s wet dreams.

I can’t help but feel that this story had all the right ingredients, but it wasn’t cooked right. It had lots of potential, but in the end, it was too cumbersome, too disjointed, and the characters were underdeveloped, making them hard to care about. This could have been a lot better, but sadly, it wasn’t, and part of it is because it reeks of misogyny, like the previous book.

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My name is Elena. Since I was a little child I loved science fiction and fantasy, and I can’t resist a good novel. In 2015, while wait I started to listen to audiobooks and I discovered the pleasure in being able to read while doing my daily tasks, so there’s always an audiobook playing on my phone. If you see me with my Bluetooth headphones on, please be gentle, I get easily startled.

I live with my boyfriend, which I met during my six-year stay in Belgium, four cockatiels, eight lovebirds, and a hamster in Madrid, Spain; and I like to spend my free time knitting and sewing while listening to audiobooks.