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An edition of Hyperion (1989)

Hypérion

Bantam ed

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In the 29th century, the Hegemony of Man comprises hundreds of planets connected by farcaster portals. The Hegemony maintains an uneasy alliance with the TechnoCore, a civilisation of AIs. Modified humans known as Ousters live in space stations between stars and are engaged in conflict with the Hegemony.

Numerous "Outback" planets have no farcasters and cannot be accessed without incurring significant time dilation. One of these planets is Hyperion, home to structures known as the Time Tombs, which are moving backwards in time and guarded by a legendary creature known as the Shrike. On the eve of an Ouster invasion of Hyperion, a final pilgrimage to the Time Tombs has been organized. The pilgrims decide that they will each tell their tale of how they were chosen for the pilgrimage.

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Bantam Books
Language
French, English
Pages
481

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American Science fiction Hugo Award Winner award:hugo_award=1990 award:hugo_award=novel Ciencia-ficcio n. Long Now Manual for Civilization Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure Extraterrestrial beings Pilgrims and pilgrimages Interplanetary voyages Fiction Drama Fantasy Future life Life on other planets Jesuits Space colonies Good and evil Fiction, science fiction, general Imaginary places, fiction Science-fiction américaine Littérature américaine

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1990, Bantam Books
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1990, Bantam Books
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"A Bantam Spectra book."

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New York
Translation Of
Hyperion
Translated From
English

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Pagination
481 p. ;
Number of pages
481

Edition Identifiers

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OL16710277M
ISBN 10
0553283685
OCLC/WorldCat
732646686, 21191084
LibraryThing
23078
Goodreads
77566

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OL1963268W

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"The Consul awoke with the peculiar headache, dry throat, and sense of having forgotten a thousand dreams which only periods in cryogenic fugue could bring."

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