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Hyperion is a 1989 science fiction novel by American author Dan Simmons.The first book of his Hyperion Cantos series, it won the Hugo Award for best novel. [1] The plot of the novel features multiple time-lines and is told from the point of view of many characters.
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.
The Shrike appears and takes Kassad through a portal. Moneta explains that the Shrike can be controlled by one who defeats it in single combat. Kassad agrees to fight the Shrike. He is transported to a future Hyperion where the planet is desolate and without an atmosphere. All that remains is the Tree of Pain, the tombs, and hundreds of Shrikes.
This story is the earliest and first story set in what would become the Hyperion Cantos universe, preceding even "Remembering Siri". Many elements and similarities survived into the later stories (from the name of the centaur Raul, to the concepts of farcasters and the WorldWeb, to the Shrike or the levitation barge or the Sea of Grass).
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 ...
A role-playing game with elements of Arthurian legend, released in 2001. The story takes place after King Arthur's death. RuneScape (2001), a MMORPG, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table are portrayed as having settled in the game's fictional world while awaiting Britain's 'time of greatest need'.
The author tells T&C all about his new Arthurian epic—including what inspired him to dive into sixth century Britain and his decision to focus on a Camelot succession crisis.
The Rise of Endymion is a 1997 science fiction novel by American writer Dan Simmons.It is the fourth and final novel in his Hyperion Cantos fictional universe. It won the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1998.