Hyperion
The award-winning science fiction classic
$29.62
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
12 July 2011
Summary
It is the 29th century and the universe of the Human Hegemony is under threat. Invasion by the warlike Ousters looms and the mysterious schemes of the secessionist AI TechnoCore bring chaos ever closer.
On the eve of disaster, with the entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims set forth on a final voyage to the legendary Time Tombs on Hyperion, home to the Shrike, a lethal creature, part god and part killing machine, whose powers transcend the limits of time and space. The pilgrims have re…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780575099432 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0575099437 |
| Author: | Dan Simmons |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 12 July 2011 |
| Weight: | 345g |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 132mm x 200mm |
| Series: | S.F. MASTERWORKS |
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Critics Review
Truly astonishing
Truly astonishing – Iain M Banks
Unfailingly inventive…bears comparison with FOUNDATION and DUNE * NEW YORK TIMES *
Dan Simmons
Dan Simmons won the World Fantasy Award for his first novel, Song of Kali, inspired by his travels in India. In the 1990s he rewrote the SF rulebook with his Hyperion Cantos quartet. He has also written thrillers. Alongside his writing he maintains a career as a college lecturer in English Literature in the USA.
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