Review Summaries

• The sequel is valued for taking up the mysteries opened by the previous book on a grander scale. Mythic images, political drama, and conflicts among intelligences combine to create a dense reading experience.

Reviews

• A modern sci-fi classic

  Few sci-fi authors are writing on this kind of scope. Only Peter F. Hamilton really even comes close in terms of vision. I thought Fall was even better than the original Hyperion, and kept me engaged all the way through. I'm OK with not having answers to every single question, and the answers that are there were more than satisfying for me. I'm personally not the biggest fan of all the poetry and allusions to Romance Era literature, but it's a small price to pay to experience Simmons' thrilling vision.

• Not as good as the first part.

  First book was great, really great, but this one was a little bit let down. Still a nice conclusion to a great story.

• 辺境の蛮族・Ousterが優雅で美しい

  いきなりHegemonyと辺境の蛮族・Ousterのハイペリオンをめぐる大戦争が始まるところから、この後編は幕があきます。 この作品は三部構成になっていて、多少なかだるみのあった第一部が終わり第二部にはいると、「Hyperion」で親子の愛情を切々と語った第四話の「学者の物語」のその後を中心に話しがすすみ、学者・ソルが娘・レイチェルを怪物・シュライクにささげるラストまで感動の連続でした。特に"Say yes, Daddy."（イエスって言うのよ、パパ）の台詞には涙ぼろぼろでした。 さて、Googleが発達するとこうなるのかとおもわせるTechnoCoreがどこに存在するのか、TechnoCoreとはいったい何者なのか、こちらは本当に意外な結末に唖然としました。いずれにしろ、インターネット勃興前夜の1989年と1990年に書かれた、インターネット時代を先取りした素晴らしい小説と言えるのでしょう、少なくてもHegemonyと辺境の蛮族・Ousterとの戦いの結末については。 しかし、エピローグの直前の章・第45章で巡礼たちの運命について、意外な話しの展開があるのですが（これについてはなんの前触れも、伏線もありません）、それが私にとっては、ちょっととってつけたような結末という印象を持ちました。（残念だな〜） 巡礼たちの運命にかかわる最後の二章は、もっとページをつかってしっかり描き込んで欲しかったと考えています。で、ここで一点減点です。 私の好きな場面： 辺境の蛮族・Ousterが奏でられる音楽の音色とともに初めて登場する場面は、「Hyperion」二部作のなかで飛び抜けて出色のシーンです。ダン・シモンズによって描写されるこの辺境の蛮族の優雅で美しいことといったら、まるでビスコンティの映画のワンシーンをみているようで、それこそ一幅の絵画だったと言えるでしょう。

• Great book

  Smart and beautifully written. Not as striking as the Hyperion, but a worthy read full of great ideas. I want to books by this author.

• Excellent book

  Excellent book

• Deep universe

  More alternative history than character development, but with more depth in the characters than in Asimov's "Foundation"... In fact, I'm already on the third book and my thoughts are on the set of the first three books in this series. There are elements, finally, of a perspective of long history and phases, as in the aforementioned trilogy and Asimov's extensions, as well as in those of "Dune" (Frank Herbert) and "The three-body problem" (Cixin Liu) - with the positive exception that Dann Simmons has greater literary quality. Curiosity: I used google translator to generate this text and I didn't notice any errors... even the titles of the books I wrote in Portuguese and they came out correctly.

• Fantascienza da non perdere

  Serie di fantascienza da non perdere assolutamente

• Surprised that this is a relatively unknown book

  At least, I chanced upon it accidentally, unlike clarke/verne/adams et al who (rightfully) have a prominent presence in the canon and are typically on everyone's to read list. This book is deceptively easy to read, and in some places almost has the pace of a pulp fiction novel. However, the sheer imagination, technological foresightedness and the incredibly deep and nuanced character development of this work is mind boggling. The last pages are its weakest, but it still is a gripping read overall. I read the SF masterworks edition, and the introduction, while insightful, can be a spoiler, therefore, best read after you finish the book.

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