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Hyperion

By Dan Simmons

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| Mass Market Paperback | 9780553283686

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On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike.  There are those who worship it.  There are those who fear it.  And there are those who have vowed to destroy it.  In the Valley of the Time Tombs, where huge, brooding structures move baContinue

On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike.  There are those who worship it.  There are those who fear it.  And there are those who have vowed to destroy it.  In the Valley of the Time Tombs, where huge, brooding structures move backward through time, the Shrike waits for them all.  On the eve of Armageddon, with the entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims set forth on a final voyage to Hyperion seeking the answers to the unsolved riddles of their lives.  Each carries a desperate hope--and a terrible secret.  And one may hold the fate of humanity in his hands.  

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  • The Hyperion Omnibus

    In 1989, people had certainly heard of Dan Simmons. He had been publishing short fiction in major markets (then, as now, excelling at novella length) since 1982. His one novel to that time, 1995's Song of Kali (recently reprinted by Gollancz as a Fan ... (read full critics)

    infinityplus published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010

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  • 2 people find this helpful

    This book does the flashback plot element to tell some great stories, all the while weaving them all around the current adventure. Very well done. Some science fiction can be a little to political, but this book is very much an adventure.

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    A match for Foundation and Dune?

    Definitely looking forward to reading this one. The praise on the back says that it matches and maybe even surpasses (!) the Foundation and Dune series.

    Update: this is turning out to be a truly excellent book. I highly recommend it to anyone searching for new exciting SF. Why hadn't I heard o ... (continue)

    Definitely looking forward to reading this one. The praise on the back says that it matches and maybe even surpasses (!) the Foundation and Dune series.

    Update: this is turning out to be a truly excellent book. I highly recommend it to anyone searching for new exciting SF. Why hadn't I heard of Dan Simmons before?

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    Martin Laine said on Jun 20, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • must read for SF fans

    Very complex, really seven (six) books in one. Space Opera at its finest. intelligent and thought provoking

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    Casolino Marco said on Jan 18, 2012 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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