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A review by shreejitgangadharan
The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
5.0
The second and final part of the "Hyperion" series comes as a conclusion to the pilgrimage of the 7 chosen ones. There is a change in the narration of the story, being told by a central character other than the pilgrims.
Somehow even better than its predecessor, this book brings new levels of vivid description of deception, betrayal, love, war and difficult decisions in the "Hegemony" where emotions are strained and the whole galaxy is at the brink of war, but noone knows who they're really fighting. At a micro-scale, the pilgrims have to confront the Shrike to see that their wishes are fulfilled, but little do they know that they have been manipulated, and they are but pawns in a deception so great, that it spans space and time.
The writing style is amazingly descriptive of emotions, as well as brings into picture the fact that sentient alien lifeforms can be so similar to us, have human-like taste in art and culture, and yet have their own differences, both physical and cultural, from having lived and evolved in different circumstances. The tension of having to take decisions between the better of two paths, both of which lead to destruction, and having to live with the hate of generations of billions of citizens, who will never understand your sacrifice.
An epic adventure, brought to an epic conclusion.
Somehow even better than its predecessor, this book brings new levels of vivid description of deception, betrayal, love, war and difficult decisions in the "Hegemony" where emotions are strained and the whole galaxy is at the brink of war, but noone knows who they're really fighting. At a micro-scale, the pilgrims have to confront the Shrike to see that their wishes are fulfilled, but little do they know that they have been manipulated, and they are but pawns in a deception so great, that it spans space and time.
The writing style is amazingly descriptive of emotions, as well as brings into picture the fact that sentient alien lifeforms can be so similar to us, have human-like taste in art and culture, and yet have their own differences, both physical and cultural, from having lived and evolved in different circumstances. The tension of having to take decisions between the better of two paths, both of which lead to destruction, and having to live with the hate of generations of billions of citizens, who will never understand your sacrifice.
An epic adventure, brought to an epic conclusion.