Pád Hyperionu – Simmons Dan (2024)

The interstellar war between the Hegemony of Man and the once-human Outcasts has begun. The Pilgrims on their long journey to Scorpius have shared their stories. The identity of the traitor, who was to be among the pilgrims, has also been revealed. And after an amazing exposition, an equally extraordinary vision of the future begins to unfold. The narrator of our story is Joseph Severn, an artificially created 'kybrid', who uniquely guides us through all layers of the tale. Joseph is waging a private war against the Supreme Administrator of the Hegemony, Meina Gladstone, while maintaining a telepathic connection with the pilgrims on the planet Hyperion. Through alternating perspectives, we follow the fates of the members of the group we already know well, and along with that, the fulfillment of the all-encompassing fate of humanity as a whole unfolds before us. The Fall of Hyperion is a grand adventure with significant intellectual depth. Within the fascinating story, it explores the problematic relationship between humanity and the artificially created intelligent beings, ponders complex questions of moral and ethical responsibility, and offers a compelling narrative about the fundamental importance of empathy and love, values that are 'woven into the universe as firmly as gravity'. Just like its predecessor and the pair of sequels about...