# Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Dan Simmons' sequel to Hyperion, praised for its AI themes and deeper background, though critics find it slow, jarring after Hyperion, and in need of trimming.

## Why people recommend it

- Relevant take on AI and stagnation (2 comments): "The messages about AI and human stagnation are highly relevant to our current world." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47184394)) "a good look at AI and co-dependence in sci-fi" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48354707))
- Essential sequel to Hyperion (2 comments): "you'll want to get The Fall of Hyperion (the sequel)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49901633)) "I really loved Fall of Hyperion" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47184726))

## What people warn about

- Slow and basic compared to Hyperion (2 comments): "the second book was quite basic compared to that" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47185321)) "Fall of Hyperion was a bit of a slog for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47184221))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir](https://hackerapproved.com/p/project-hail-mary.md): 117 recommend
- [There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm](https://hackerapproved.com/p/there-is-no-antimemetics-division.md): 98 recommend
- [Blindsight by Peter Watts](https://hackerapproved.com/p/blindsight.md): 96 recommend
- [Dune by Frank Herbert](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dune.md): 82 recommend
- [Accelerando by Charles Stross](https://hackerapproved.com/p/accelerando.md): 71 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0575076380?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780575076389) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons", https://hackerapproved.com/p/fall-of-hyperion/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).