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The multiple-award-winning science fiction master returns to the universe that is his greatest triumph--the world of Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion --with a novel even more magnificent than its predecessors. Dan Simmons's Hyperion was an immediate sensation on its first publication in... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Aenea: Daughter of Brawne Lamia and the first Keats hybrid.
- Das Schiff: Add a description of this character.
- Kopf
- Mann
- Raul Endymion: Raul Endymion is an ex-soldier/hunter, born and raised on Hyperion, who accompanies Aenea on her journey.
- M. Aenea
- Wasser
- Blick
- Frau
- Stelle
- Raphael
- M. Endymion
- Dichter
- Ende
- Wolken
- Rachel
- Pater De Soya
- Stirn
- Boden
- Alten Erde
- Tage
- Stein
- Isozaki
- Gott
- Knie
- Luft
- Schulter
- Tod
- Weise
- A. Bettik: A. Bettik is an android who accompanies Raul and Aenea; formerly owned by Martin Silenus.
- Father Captain Federico de Soya: Federico DeSoya is a captain of the Pax Fleet who is commanded to capture Aenea
- Sie
- Landungsboot
- Der Großinquisitor
- Bogen
- Sterne
- Rolle
- Danke
- Dalai Lama
- Himmel
- Komlog
- Fenster
- Dann
- Macht
- Rhadamanth Nemes: Rhadamanth Nemes is a high-tech creation of the Core, sent to kill Aenea and the Shrike.
- Gregorius: Sergeant Gregorius is one of Father Captain de Soya's soldiers.
- M. Raul Endymion: Protagonist. Travels with and aids Aenea in her quest.
- Martin Silenus: Poet. Author of 'The Cantos'.
- M. Herrig
- Farrell
- Cardinal Lourdusamy: Chief advisor to Pope Julius XIV.
- Melandriano
- Grandam
- Kee
- Marget Wu: A Captain of Pax Fleet
- Cuchiat
- Admiral Marusyn: Commanding officer of Pax Fleet
- Lempriere
- Balthasar
- Lancer Rettig: A member of Father Captain de Soya's crew.
- Maria
- Maher
- Baggio
- Vandrisse
- Parvati
- Teilhard: The first pope of the church after the fall of the farcasters.
- Uncle Martin: a.k.a. Martin Silenus
- Pope Julius: The current pope.
- Hearn
- Powl
- Barnard
- Father Paul Dure: The first priest of the church to accept the cruciform on Hyperion.
- The Shrike: A mechanized time traveler sent from the future.
Setting & Locations edit
- Pater Captain De Soya
- Seil
- Hebron
- Kardinal Lourdusamy
- Farcasterportal
- Standardjahren
- Sperrfeld
- Sind
- Erzengel
- Vatikans
- Erlöserin
- Kruziform
- Essen
- Farben
- Taliesin West
- Unterarm
- Bombasino
- Parasegel
- Mississippi
- Baumschiff
- Schwerelosigkeit
- Heimatgarde
- Formen
- Richtstrahl
- Vatican
- Stromschnellen
- Lhomo
- Sandsturm
- Hebron System
- Chitchatuk
- Schnellzeit
- Handgelenk
- Tonfall
- Potala
- Bewegung
- Bergen
- Mein Vater
- Kriegsschiffe
- Valley
- Floßes
- Mein Herz
- Konsuls
- Sol Draconi Septem
- Oddi
- St. Anthony
- Aquila
- Sproul
- New Jerusalem
- Hegira
- Pacem
- St. Bonaventure
- Port Romance
- Renaissance Vector
- Old Earth
- St. Therese
- Renaissance System
- Great Wall
- Rome
- Da Vinci
- Heaven
- Equus
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Glossary edit
- 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.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 4 in The Hyperion Cantos. (standard series)
Preceded by The Fall of Hyperion, and followed by Rise of Endymion.
This is book 1 of 2 in Endymion Omnibus. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Dan Simmons (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Headline / Feature
Country: England
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0747205256
Page Count: 441
Publisher: Headline / Feature
Country: England
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0747205256
Page Count: 441
Awards edit
- Locus Science Fiction Award (Finalist, 1997)
- Geffen Award (Finalist, 2002: Best Translated Science Fiction Book)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 818'.54
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