Paperback, 560 pages
Italian language
Published April 11, 2016 by Fanucci.
I sette pellegrini hanno raggiunto le Tombe del Tempo di Hyperion e sono al cospetto dello Shrike; intorno a loro divampa lo scontro tra gli Ouster e le forze dell'Egemonia. John Keats, una macchina umana costruita dalle Intelligenze Artificiali in cui è stata ricreata la coscienza del poeta, riesce a scoprire dove risiede il loro nucleo operativo, ma il fatto che si trovi all'interno dei teleporter comporta conseguenze inquietanti: bisognerebbe riportare indietro l'orologio dell'evoluzione umana, evitando così di soccombere alle Intelligenze attraverso la distruzione della Rete su cui si fonda l'Egemonia. Mentre i capi dell'Egemonia si trovano di fronte a una scelta di vita o di morte, il destino dei pellegrini si unisce inesorabilmente con quello dell'intera umanità. Con La caduta di Hyperion, Dan Simmons descrive un mondo decadente e profondo, dove la fantascienza trova la sua massima espressione e ci regala un romanzo indimenticabile.
I sette pellegrini hanno raggiunto le Tombe del Tempo di Hyperion e sono al cospetto dello Shrike; intorno a loro divampa lo scontro tra gli Ouster e le forze dell'Egemonia. John Keats, una macchina umana costruita dalle Intelligenze Artificiali in cui è stata ricreata la coscienza del poeta, riesce a scoprire dove risiede il loro nucleo operativo, ma il fatto che si trovi all'interno dei teleporter comporta conseguenze inquietanti: bisognerebbe riportare indietro l'orologio dell'evoluzione umana, evitando così di soccombere alle Intelligenze attraverso la distruzione della Rete su cui si fonda l'Egemonia. Mentre i capi dell'Egemonia si trovano di fronte a una scelta di vita o di morte, il destino dei pellegrini si unisce inesorabilmente con quello dell'intera umanità. Con La caduta di Hyperion, Dan Simmons descrive un mondo decadente e profondo, dove la fantascienza trova la sua massima espressione e ci regala un romanzo indimenticabile.
this book avoids a lot of the problems of its prequel. the story is richer, the characters are more interesting and interact with each other more, the gigantic world is explored and detailed more, and the large-scale philosophical + political developments are crafted with patience and precision. I feel fulfilled after being slightly disappointed by book 1 overall.
Simply amazing book even though not that much is happening after all. The different characters stories were told so differently and engaging it really felt like the character telling his story. Obviously the stories were also very good, especially the one about the child.
The beginning feels a bit overwhelming with all the terms of this science fiction world but in time you'll understand the world more and more. And all the worldbuilding is done "on the way" - it never gets in the way of the story being told itself.
If you like science fiction i'd urge you to read this book, at least the first story (you'll know when it's finished).
Simply amazing book even though not that much is happening after all. The different characters stories were told so differently and engaging it really felt like the character telling his story. Obviously the stories were also very good, especially the one about the child.
The beginning feels a bit overwhelming with all the terms of this science fiction world but in time you'll understand the world more and more. And all the worldbuilding is done "on the way" - it never gets in the way of the story being told itself.
If you like science fiction i'd urge you to read this book, at least the first story (you'll know when it's finished).
While its predecessor, HYPERION, served only to pose new questions and mysteries, THE FALL OF HYPERION actually answers a lot. This isn't to say I fully understand what all happened. There are still some mysteries, almost entirely related to time travel, that either haven't been unraveled yet or were to complex for me to figure out on my own. From skimming some spoiler-free reviews of the following two books, it sounds like some of these things are eventually explained. But the important thing here is that strings are tied up, characters are given resolution. Heck, this book even has happy ending.
I struggle with giving it a lower numerical value than HYPERION. On one hand, this book explains so much, and takes us deep into things that were mere mysteries previously. Repeatedly, a reveal would arrive and explain something big, and I would be surprised and delighted and pleased …
While its predecessor, HYPERION, served only to pose new questions and mysteries, THE FALL OF HYPERION actually answers a lot. This isn't to say I fully understand what all happened. There are still some mysteries, almost entirely related to time travel, that either haven't been unraveled yet or were to complex for me to figure out on my own. From skimming some spoiler-free reviews of the following two books, it sounds like some of these things are eventually explained. But the important thing here is that strings are tied up, characters are given resolution. Heck, this book even has happy ending.
I struggle with giving it a lower numerical value than HYPERION. On one hand, this book explains so much, and takes us deep into things that were mere mysteries previously. Repeatedly, a reveal would arrive and explain something big, and I would be surprised and delighted and pleased by it.
But on the other hand, time travel can make things messy, and there's enough ambiguity and contrivance by the end this book that I simply can't give it 5 stars. It's still good though. Really good.
