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reviewed The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons (Hyperion Cantos, #2)

Dan Simmons: The Fall of Hyperion (Paperback, 2004, Gollancz) 5 stars

On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits …

Slightly weaker than its prequel

5 stars

The first third of the book is somewhat boring, I often felt a little disoriented. However, the rest of the book really delivers. Many questions from the first book are answered, thankfully many are also still left open. As opposed to the supernatural themes of the first book, this one is more about political intrigue/conspiracies. Still very well executed.