Rise of Endymion (The Hyperion Cantos 4) by Dan Simmons

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The magnificent conclusion to one of the greatest science fiction sagas of our time The time of reckoning has arrived. As a final genocidal Crusade threatens to enslave humanity forever, a new messiah has come of age. She is Aenea and she has undergone a strange apprenticeship to those known... read more

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Aenea: Aenea is the daughter of Brawne Lamia and the first Keats cybrid, sent forward in time.
Raul Endymion: Raul Endymion is an ex-soldier/hunter, born and raised on Hyperion, who accompanies Aenea on her journey.
A. Bettik: A. Bettik is an android who accompanies Raul and Aenea; formerly owned by Martin Silenus.
Federico DeSoya: Federico DeSoya is a captain of the Pax Fleet who is commanded to capture Aenea.
Rhadamanth Nemes: Rhadamanth Nemes is a high-tech creation of the Core, sent to kill Aenea and the Shrike.

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The pope is dead!

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Resurrection Creche: Exclusive to the faster Gideon Drive Pax spaceships, whose near-instantaneous travel killed its passengers, the resurrection creche can regenerate someone carrying a cruciform from their remains.
Gideon drive: A Core-provided starship drive that allows near-instantaneous travel between any two points in human-occupied space. The drive's use kills any human on board a Gideon-propelled starship; thus, the technology is only of use with remote probes or when used in conjunction with the Pax's resurrection technology.