The Fall of Hyperion

Dan Simmons

ISBN 10: 0385249500 / ISBN 13: 9780385249508

Published by Doubleday, US, 1990

About this Item

A Fine, as new first edition, first printing of Dan Simmons, The Fall of Hyperion, signed by the author on the title page. Published by Doubleday in March 1990. Complete with the original, unclipped dust jacket and the publishers errata sheet supplying the missing page 305.

The dust jacket is Fine. Bright, clean, and completely unfaded, with no tears, chips, or rubbing. The spine retains full colour, a point of condition rarely seen on this title. Gary Ruddells artwork presents beautifully across the panels.

The book itself is as new
Boards immaculate and unfaded
Spine gilt sharp
Binding tight and unread
Pages crisp, fresh, and unmarked
Endpapers flawless
Small pencil mark as per the photo and one minor bump on one board corner being the only defects

Includes the publisher issued errata sheet, often missing, which corrects the duplicated page 306 and provides the complete text of page 305.

A superb, investment grade copy of Simmons acclaimed sequel to Hyperion, winner of the Locus Award and a cornerstone of modern science fiction.

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Seller Inventory # ABE-1784287218960

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Fall of Hyperion
• Publisher: Doubleday, US
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385249500
• ISBN 13: 9780385249508
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Seven pilgrims continue their fateful mission to Hyperion, a planet that may be humankind's only hope in a galaxy threatened by an all-encompassing war

Reviews

This densely plotted book concludes the futuristic tale begun in Hyperion . Earth has long since been destroyed, and humans now occupy more than 150 worlds linked by the Web, an instantaneous travel system created and operated by artificial intelligences (AIs--self-aware, highly advanced computers). These worlds are about to war with the Ousters, a branch of humanity that has disdained dependency on the AIs. At risk are the planet Hyperion, its mysterious Tombs that travel backward in time, and the Shrike, its god/avatar of pain or retribution. The narrative focuses on the government of the Web and its leader, Meina Gladstone, as observed by Joseph Severn, a cybernetic re-creation of the poet John Keats, and seven Shrike pilgrims, who may affect the war's outcome. Simmons pits good against evil, with the religions of man and those of the machines battling for supremacy. Despite his grand scale, however, he fashions intensely human individuals whom the reader will take to heart.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

While the worlds of the Hegemony fight a deperate war in space against the Ouster rebels who threaten galactic unity, a group of seven pilgrims on the planet Hyperion wage their own war within the Tombs of Time, a mysterious artifact which conceals a hideous creature whose freedom means death for humanity. In this sequel to Hyperion , Simmons weaves together many strands of a complex plot with lucidity and poetic imagination. Recommended.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.