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Hyperion. The Hyperion Cantos is a series of science fiction novels by Dan Simmons.The title was originally used for the collection of the first pair of books in the series, Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion, [1] [2] and later came to refer to the overall storyline, including Endymion, The Rise of Endymion, and a number of short stories.
Martin Silenus trained as a poet, but his training was interrupted when a black hole destroyed Earth. Silenus is forced to work as a laborer. During this time, he starts work on his Hyperion Cantos, his magnum opus. His Dying Earth series becomes an enormous hit, making him a multi-billionaire. Silenus joins Sad King Billy on Hyperion.
The Fall of Hyperion is the second novel in the Hyperion Cantos, a science fiction series by American author Dan Simmons. The novel, published in 1990, won both the 1991 British Science Fiction and Locus Awards. [1] It was also nominated for the Hugo Award [1] and the Nebula Award. [2]
On Hyperion, a hunting guide named Raul Endymion is given a mission from Martin Silenus: rescue Aenea, who is about to emerge from the Time Tombs; find Old Earth; destroy the Pax; and stop the TechnoCore. Endymion is helped by android A. Bettik and by the Consul's starship.
Raul Endymion. Previously a nomadic shepherd on Hyperion, he was enlisted into Aenea's service by Martin Silenus. Endymion becomes Aenea's love interest. Father Captain Federico de Soya. De Soya is a Pax Fleet officer and Catholic priest who attempted to capture Aenea in the novel Endymion. After saving her life, de Soya was exiled to ...
And if unpublished sources refer to the whole series as the Hyperion Cantos, that's fine. But as far as I know the phrase "Hyperion Cantos"—in the real world, not in relation to the fictional characters of Raul Endymion or Martin Silenus—has not been officially used by any publisher to refer to four books. I repeat my original question from ...
Hyperion Cantos " Orphans of the Helix " is a 46-page science fiction short story by American writer Dan Simmons , set in his Hyperion Cantos fictional universe (one of three, the others being " Remembering Siri ", a story which is also a chapter of Hyperion , and " The Death of a Centaur ", which deals with an early and allegorical version of ...
In Dan Simmons' Hyperion, Martin Silenus is a major character, with a satyr -like appearance, who writes a prophetic Cantos, describing the events of the story. The character is a direct reference to the ancient Silenus, and since Hyperion is a major work of sci-fi literature, I think it deserves a mention.