Fall of Hyperion
Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmonsby Dan Simmons
Shares rank 56 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
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.
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.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 80%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Relevant take on AI and stagnation
“The messages about AI and human stagnation are highly relevant to our current world.”
Comment from 27 Feb 2026 in “Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion, Song of Kali, dead at 77” “a good look at AI and co-dependence in sci-fi”
Comment from 1 Jun 2026 in “Dune's Butlerian Jihad and the Future of AI” Essential sequel to Hyperion
“you'll want to get The Fall of Hyperion (the sequel)”
Comment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you reading?” “I really loved Fall of Hyperion”
Comment from 27 Feb 2026 in “Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion, Song of Kali, dead at 77”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Slow and basic compared to Hyperion
“the second book was quite basic compared to that”
Comment from 27 Feb 2026 in “Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion, Song of Kali, dead at 77” “Fall of Hyperion was a bit of a slog for me”
Comment from 27 Feb 2026 in “Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion, Song of Kali, dead at 77”
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The four most recommended other science fiction novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Fall of Hyperionby Dan SimmonsThis page | 8 | 2 | 80% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“you'll want to get The Fall of Hyperion (the sequel)”
“a good look at AI and co-dependence in sci-fi”
“_Fall of Hyperion_ had a lot more TechnoCore and filling out the background than _Hyperion_.”
“A lot from Fall could be trimmed down.”
“I thought Fall of Hyperion should have been the end, it was just too final.”
“the second book was quite basic compared to that”
“I did find the transition from Hyperion to Fall a little jarring.”
“I really loved Fall of Hyperion”
“The messages about AI and human stagnation are highly relevant to our current world.”
“Fall of Hyperion was a bit of a slog for me”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.