| The Rise of Endymion Contributor(s): Simmons, Dan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0553572989 ISBN-13: 9780553572988 Publisher: Spectra Books OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: July 1998 Annotation: 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 as the Others. Now her protector, Raul Endymion, one-time shepherd and convicted murderer, must help her deliver her startling message to her growing army of disciples. But first they must embark on a final spectacular mission to discover the underlying meaning of the universe itself. They have been followed on their journey by the mysterious Shrike--monster, angel, killing machine--who is about to reveal the long-held secret of its origin and purpose. And on the planet of Hyperion, where the story first began, the final revelation will be delivered--an apocalyptic message that unlocks the secrets of existence and the fate of humankind in the galaxy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Space Opera |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 97005658 |
| Series: Hyperion Cantos |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 4.3" W x 6.9" (0.70 lbs) 720 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 as the Others. Now her protector, Raul Endymion, one-time shepherd and convicted murderer, must help her deliver her startling message to her growing army of disciples. But first they must embark on a final spectacular mission to discover the underlying meaning of the universe itself. They have been followed on their journey by the mysterious Shrike--monster, angel, killing machine--who is about to reveal the long-held secret of its origin and purpose. And on the planet of Hyperion, where the story first began, the final revelation will be delivered--an apocalyptic message that unlocks the secrets of existence and the fate of humankind in the galaxy. |