A review by lilli_w12
The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons

3.0

Only reason this book isn't better than the first one is the ending. Man, what a let-down. Joseph Severn's death felt unnecessary, would've been cooler if they chased him through the Core instead of trapping him on Earth since his physical death didn't amount to much. I will say it was cool when he used the erg to form a force field around himself. Still a little confused about how everything was tied up. The big reveal that is was the Core all along doesn't really make sense logically. Like how the "Ousters" were really cybrids. Um, how? Where did they come from? How did the Core build all the stuff necessary for the invasion, where did they even put all this stuff together. Also, Joseph Severn should have been Empathy, it was the only thing that really explained his visions. Other than that though, the beginning and middle were really good.