num_pages: 502
description: It is the twenty-ninth century and the universe of the Human Hegemony is under threat. Invasion by the warlike rebel Ousters looms, and the mysterious schemes of the secessionist Al TechnoCore bring chaos even 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. Like another fabled group of pilgrims, each traveller shares his story with his fellows, seeking answers to the unsolved riddles of all their lives. And they have resolved to die before discovering anything less than the secrets of the universe itself.HYPERION is a brilliant tapestry, a superb vision of future technology and ancient religions, of scientific revelation and timeless mystery, of transcendent joy and mind-bending horror. It is a landmark in modern science fiction.
language: English
title: Hyperion
titlecomplete: Hyperion (Hyperion, #1)
characters: Melio Arundez, Meina Gladstone, Fedmahn Kassad, The Shrike, Tyrena Wingreen-Feif, Sol Weintraub, Paul Duré, Lenar Hoyt, Martin Silenus, Consul, Brawne Lamia, Het Masteen, Siri, John Keats, Sarai Weintraub, Rachel Weintraub, Sad King Billy, A. Bettik
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy, Time Travel, Classics, Space, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 240368
series: Hyperion Cantos
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Science Fiction Novel, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Arthur C. Clarke Award, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: British Science Fiction Association Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Premio Ignotus
category: Novela, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: SF Chronicle Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Tähtivaeltaja Award, awardedAt: 1357027200000
name: Chesley Award
category: Hardback cover, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Prix Cosmos 2000, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Seiun Award 星雲賞
category: Best Foreign Novel
publisher: Headline