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| Author | Dan Simmons |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Gary Ruddell |
| Language | English |
| Series | Hyperion Cantos |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | March 1990 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 517 |
| Awards | Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1991) |
| ISBN | 0-385-24950-0 (First edition) |
| OCLC | 20093277 |
| 813/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PS3569.I47292 F35 1990 |
| Preceded by | Hyperion |
| Followed by | Endymion |
The Fall of Hyperion is the second novel in the Hyperion Cantos, a science fiction series by American author Dan Simmons. The novel, published in 1990, won both the 1991 British Science Fiction and Locus Awards.[1] It was also nominated for the Hugo Award[1] and the Nebula Award.[2]
Set in the 29th century, the novel documents a pilgrimage to the planet Hyperion. The seven pilgrims intend to travel to the Valley of the Time Tombs, where the Shrike, a metallic creature alleged to grant one wish to the members of a pilgrimage, dwells. Powerful entities such as the Hegemony of Man and the Artificial Intelligence (AI) TechnoCore seek to influence the pilgrims' journey.
The Hyperion Cantos is influenced strongly by various works, including the teachings of the environmentalist John Muir and the poetry of John Keats; a reincarnation of Keats narrates The Fall of Hyperion. The novel also contains explicit references to classical literature and modern writings, including the scientific works of the Jesuit and paleontologist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, the physicist Stephen Hawking, and some of the fiction of author Jack Vance.
- ^ a b "1991 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
- ^ "1990 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved July 16, 2009.