How long does it take to read Hyperion?
Hyperion by Dan Simmons takes about 8 hours 49 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of Hyperion Cantos
Next: The Fall of Hyperion
About 8 hours 49 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1989. 481 pages, about 132,275 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 42 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 49 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 31 minutes |
The page count is the median across 26 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In the 29th century, the Hegemony of Man comprises hundreds of planets connected by farcaster portals. The Hegemony maintains an uneasy alliance with the TechnoCore, a civilisation of AIs. Modified humans known as Ousters live in space stations between stars and are engaged in conflict with the Hegemony. Numerous "Outback" planets have no farcasters and cannot be accessed without incurring significant time dilation. One of these planets is Hyperion, home to structures known as the Time Tombs, which are moving backwards in time and guarded by a legendary creature known as the Shrike. On the eve of an Ouster invasion of Hyperion, a final pilgrimage to the Time Tombs has been organized. The pilgrims decide that they will each tell their tale of how they were chosen for the pilgrimage.
Content warnings (AI-checked, may be incomplete)
- violence
- sexual content
- suicide
- war
Subjects: American Science fiction, Hugo Award Winner, Ciencia-ficcio n., Long Now Manual for Civilization, Extraterrestrial beings, Pilgrims and pilgrimages
