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The Fall of Hyperion

Dan Simmons (2026-05-26)

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages593 (Chunky (400-600))
Setting
CSM age16+

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

WarViolenceDeathMass DeathManipulation

Positive tags

MysteryAdventureHopeful Ending

Tropes

Ancient ArtifactAncient Evil ReturnsEmpireFellowshipLost CivilizationTime TravelPolitical IntrigueWarQuest

Themes

AI ConsciousnessPower and CorruptionTime and DestinyWar and ConsequenceManipulationFate vs Free WillTechnological Control

Synopsis

LOCUS AWARD WINNER • The multiple-award-winning science fiction master continues the epic adventure that began in Hyperion, where the opening of the Time Tombs threatens to alter the very fabric of time and space, in the second novel in the Hyperion Cantos. “One of the finest achievements of modern science fiction.”—The New York Times Book Review The shadow of war has fallen on the Web. In the corridors of power on Tau Ceti Center, chaos reigns. Out of reach from the clashing empires, the artificial intelligences of the TechnoCore manipulate everyone and everything. And on Hyperion itself, where battle rages in the skies and on the streets, the mysterious Time Tombs are opening. And the secrets they contain mean that nothing—nothing anywhere in the universe—will ever be the same.

Tags

Space OperaHard Science FictionMilitary Science FictionPhilosophical SF