Fall of Hyperion

Hyperion Cantos is a four book set. Hyperion gets a lot of press because of its device of a Canterbury Tales structure: tales of the main protagonists as told by themselves. As a single book that is remarkable, unusual, and stands as a testament to Dan Simmons&rsquo; skill at characterization and plot-by-indirect narration. But in its sequel Fall of Hyperion , we see why he made that choice.…