Hyperion by Dan Simmons (English) Paperback Book

Description: Hyperion by Dan Simmons A pilgrimage to the realm of the Shrike, a part-god/part-killing machine, provides the travellers the forum to tell their incredible stories. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A stunning tour de force filled with transcendent awe and wonder, Hyperion is a masterwork of science fiction that resonates with excitement and invention, the first volume in a remarkable epic by the multiple-award-winning author of The Hollow Man.On the world called Hyperion, beyond the reach of galactic law, waits a 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.Praise for Dan Simmons and Hyperion"Dan Simmons has brilliantly conceptualized a future 700 years distant. In sheer scope and complexity it matches, and perhaps even surpasses, those of Isaac Asimov and James Blish."-The Washington Post Book World"An unfailingly inventive narrative . . . generously conceived and stylistically sure-handed."-The New York Times Book Review"Simmonss own genius transforms space opera into a new kind of poetry."-The Denver Post"An essential part of any science fiction collection."-Booklist Back Cover 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. A stunning tour de force filled with transcendent awe and wonder, Hyperion is a masterwork of science fiction that resonates with excitement and invention, the first volume in a remarkable new science fiction epic by the multiple-award-winning author of The Hollow Man. Author Biography Dan Simmons, a full-time public school teacher until 1987, is one of the few writers who consistently work across genres, producing novels described as science fiction, horror, fantasy, and mainstream fiction, while winning major awards in all these fields. His first novel, Song of Kali, won the World Fantasy Award; his first science fiction novel, Hyperion, won the Hugo Award. His other novels and short fiction have been honored with numerous awards, including nine Locus Awards, four Bram Stoker Awards, the French Prix Cosmos 2000, the British SF Association Award, and the Theodore Sturgeon Award. In 1995, Wabash College presented Simmons with an honorary doctorate in humane letters for his work in fiction and education. He lives in Colorado along the Front Range of the Rockies. Review Praise for Dan Simmons and Hyperion"Dan Simmons has brilliantly conceptualized a future 700 years distant. In sheer scope and complexity it matches, and perhaps even surpasses, those of Isaac Asimov and James Blish."—The Washington Post Book World "An unfailingly inventive narrative . . . generously conceived and stylistically sure-handed."—The New York Times Book Review"Simmonss own genius transforms space opera into a new kind of poetry."—The Denver Post"An essential part of any science fiction collection."—Booklist Prizes Winner of Hugo Award (Novel) 1990 Review Quote Praise for Dan Simmons and Excerpt from Book PROLOGUE The Hegemony Consul sat on the balcony of his ebony spaceship and played Rachmaninoffs Prelude in C-sharp Minor on an ancient but well-maintained Steinway while great, green, saurian things surged and bellowed in the swamps below. A thunderstorm was brewing to the north. Bruise-black clouds silhouetted a forest 0f giant gymnosperms while stratocumulus towered nine kilometers high in a violent sky. Lightning rippled along the horizon. Closer to the ship, occasional vague, reptilian shapes would blunder into the interdiction field, cry out, and then brash away through indigo mists. The Consul concentrated on a difficult section of the Prelude and ignored the approach of storm and nightfall. The fatline receiver chimed. The Consul stopped, fingers hovering above the keyboard, and listened. Thunder rumbled through the heavy air. From the direction of the gymnosperm forest there came the mournful ululation of a carrion-breed pack. Somewhere in the darkness below, a smallbrained beast trumpeted its answering challenge and fell quiet. The interdiction field added its sonic undertones to the sudden silence. The fatline chimed again. "Damn," said the Consul and went in to answer it. While the computer took a few seconds to convert and decode the burst of decaying tachyons, the Consul poured himself a glass of Scotch. He settled into the cushions of the projection pit just as the diskey blinked green. "Play," he said. You have been chosen to return to Hyperion," came a womans husky voice. Full visuals had not yet formed; the air remained empty except for the pulse of transmission codes which told the Consul that this fatline squirt had originated on the Hegemony administralive world of Tau Ceti Center. The Consul did not need the transmission coordinates to know this. The aged but still beautiful voice of Meina Gladstone was unmistakable. "You have been chosen to return to Hyperion as a member of the Shrike Pilgrimage," contin-ued the voice. The hell you say, thought the Consul and rose to leave the pit. "You and six others have been selected by the Church of the Shrike and confirmed by the All Thing," said Meina Gladstone. "It is in the interest of the Hegemony that you accept." The consul stood motionless in the pit, his back to the flickering transmission codes. Without turning, he raised his glass and drained the last of the Scotch. "The situation is very confused," said Meina Gladstone. Her voice was weary. "The consulate and Home Rule Council f Details ISBN0553283685 Author Dan Simmons Short Title HYPERION Language English ISBN-10 0553283685 ISBN-13 9780553283686 Media Book DEWEY FIC Year 1990 Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Alternative 9781574534535 Audience Age 14-18 Residence Longmont, CO, US Birth 1924 DOI 10.1604/9780553283686 Series Hyperion Cantos Series Number 1 AU Release Date 1990-02-01 NZ Release Date 1990-02-01 US Release Date 1990-02-01 UK Release Date 1990-02-01 Pages 496 Publisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc Format Paperback Publication Date 1990-02-01 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:2616595;

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