Hyperion (S.F. Masterworks)

Dan Simmons

ISBN 10: 0575099437 / ISBN 13: 9780575099432

Published by Gollancz, 2011

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496 pages. 7.72x5.12x1.22 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0575099437

Bibliographic Details

Title: Hyperion (S.F. Masterworks)

Publisher: Gollancz

Publication Date: 2011

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Brand New

About this title

Synopsis:

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 fourth 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 resolved to die before discovering anything less than the secrets of the universe itself.

Review:

Hyperion is the first of a much-heralded two-part work -- including the The Fall of Hyperion--about the last days of a vibrant yet self-destructive galactic civilization of humans called the Hegemony. The Hegemony is doomed because in exchange for the knowledge needed to conquer the stars, the human species sold its soul to a hive of machine-based intelligence known as Technocore. Six people embark on a pilgrimage to Hyperion, their only hope for redemption, to seek the help of the Shrike, a half- mechanical, half-organic creature that inspires both terror and devotion in its subjects. The book won the 1990 Hugo Award for Science Fiction.