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Hyperion

Name: Hyperion
Author: Dan Simmons

1989 novel by Dan Simmons

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Author: Dan Simmons
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-07-01
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Released: June 1989
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Publisher: Doubleday
Language: English
Genre: science fantasy
, space opera
, science fiction
Followed by: The Fall of Hyperion
Awards: Tähtivaeltaja Award(1998)
, Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work(1995)
, Ignotus Award for Best Novel(1991)
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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. The plot of the novel features multiple time-lines and is told from the points of view of many characters. It follows a similar structure to The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. A framing narrative serves as a means to present the tales of a group of pilgrims sent to Hyperion's Time Tombs, to make a request of the Shrike, a metallic creature that is said to grant a wish to one pilgrim in the group. The story is continued in The Fall of Hyperion, published in 1990.

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Part of the series: Hyperion Cantos
Named after: Hyperion
Nominations: Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel(1993)
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Arthur C. Clarke Award(1992)
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Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel(1990)
BSFA Award for Best Novel(1990)
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Country of origin: United States
Title: Hyperion reason for preferred rank: original title
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Cover art by: Gary Ruddell
Place of publication: United States
Different from: Hyperion
Form of creative work: novel
Has version, edition or translation: Hyperion language: Czech · released: 1996
Hyperion language: French · released: 1998
Hyperion language: Czech · released: 1998
Hyperion
Hyperion released: March 1, 1990 · distribution format: paperback
Hyperion distribution format: ebook
Hyperion released: August 15, 2017 · publisher: Del Rey Books · distribution format: paperback

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