When he falls asleep, he dreams through the eyes of the remaining pilgrims, allowing us to experience the crucial bits of their journey through his eyes. The Fall of Hyperion is told through the eyes of Joseph Severn (*SPOILER ALERT BUT I DOUBT YOU CARE ABOUT THIS BOOK PUBLISHED TWENTY YEARS AGO SO I’M GOING TO KEEP GOING ANYWAY*), an android with the infused mind of John Keats. You gave me some of my favorite characters and then TOOK THEM AWAY DURING THE CLIMAX? While Hyperion ends grimly, with the survivors of the Shrike Pilgrimage coming to face the Valley of the Time Tombs (where we know the villainous Shrike awaits us), The Fall of Hyperion abandons them. Even waiting a few months between reading may drastically prevent your understanding of the work. The Fall of Hyperion absolutely must be read back-to-back with Hyperion. While they are stylistically farther apart than most political parties, the plot is too tied together for anybody to consider them separate. (jumping into the review a bit early, but who cares, I gave you background last time!) Let’s get on board the Dan Simmons master train. My first review ever was on a little (just kidding it’s ridiculously long as a whole) novel named Hyperion. I couldn’t refrain from discussing it as a series, and constantly alluding to The Fall of Hyperion as its sequel. Back to the tame and normal days of book reviews.
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