The Fall of Hyperion

Book Details

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Author(s):

Dan Simmons

First Pub:

1990

Genre(s):

Science Fiction

First Read:

2012

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

See 2

45 Chapters

Epilogue

Internal ID:

1448

Series:

<- Hyperion - Endymion ->

The Hyperion Cantos*

#2 of 4

The Hyperion Cantos*

A series of science fiction novels by Dan Simmons.

View this series in the book list

1) Hyperion
2) The Fall of Hyperion
3) Endymion
4) The Rise of Endymion

Copyright:

Dedication:

To John Keats
Whose Name Was Writ
in Eternity

First Sentence:

On the day the armada went off to war, on the last day of life as we know it, I was invited to a party.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

On he flared...

Comments:

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Added: 31-Jan-2015

Last Updated: 13-Dec-2019

Publications

01-Mar-1991

Bantam Books

Paperback A

Date Issued:

01-Mar-1991

Format:

Paperback A

Cover Price:

$7.99

Pages*:

517

Read:

Once

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

1535

Publisher:

Bantam Books

ISBN:

0-553-28820-2

ISBN-13:

978-0-553-28820-9

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Gary Ruddell - Cover Artist

"STATE OF THE ART SCIENCE FICTION... A LANDMARK NOVEL."
- Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine

Dan Simmons is a phenomenal talent. Since the triumphant publication of his first novel, the multiple-award-winning author of The Hollow Man has demonstrated equal facility for writing horror; thoughtful, literary fiction; and powerful, world-building science fiction in the best tradition of Frank Herbert, Larry Niven, and David Brin.

Now, 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.

PRAISE FOR HYPERION
"ONE OF THE FINEST SF NOVELS PUBLISHED IN THE PAST FEW YEARS."
- Science Fiction Eye

"A MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL BLEND OF THEMES AND STYLES."
- The Denver Post

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

Read after Hyperion.

Author(s)

Dan Simmons
Birth: 04 Apr 1948 East Peoria, IL

Awards

1991	British Science Fiction Association	Best Novel	Winner
1991	Locus Magazine	Best SF Novel	Winner
1991	Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America	Nebula Award - Best Novel	Nominee
1991	World Science Fiction Society	Hugo Award - Best Novel	Nominee

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