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by Dan Simmons (Author)
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  • Paperback: 600 pages
  • Publisher: Feature; New edition edition (3 Oct 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 074723826X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747238263
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.4 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 463,739 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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On the world of Hyperion, in the year 3126, Raul Endymion is executed. However, Silenus, author of the notorious Cantos, has chosen him. So when Raul wakes up he finds he has been chosen to take the One Who Teaches into the future and protect her until her destiny is fulfilled.

About the Author
Dan Simmons won the World Fantasy Award for his first novel, SONG OF KALI,. inspired by his travels in India. In the 1990s he rewrote the SF rulebook with his Hyperion Cantos quartet. He has also written thrillers. Alongside his writing he maintains a career as a college lecturer in English Literature in the USA. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Grand Adventure, 14 Jan 2003
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Although part of Dan Simmons Hyperion series you need not have read the others to enjoy this or be a science fiction reader. All the exiting elements from the previous books in this saga are incorporated, of course, but Simmons wrote this one more as an adventure story. The worldweb and the mysterious Shrike creature add excitement to an already great story.

It is almost 300 years after the Fall, the Earth no longer exists (or does it?). The only thing that stands between the control of this universe in Chaos by the military arm of the catholic church, the Pax, is an 11 year old girl named Aenea and Raul Endymion, who has been chosen to protect this future Messiah.

As they attempt to elude the church, the blue android A. Bettik along to help, we are immersed in a world of the future which becomes as real and plausible as our own. Using the farcaster portals to escape Father DeSoya, who has misgivings about his assignment, Simmons gives us excitement at breakneck speed. Like all of Simmon's work Endymion is engaging and thought provoking.

Simmons has woven all the best elements of Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion into one of the most breathtaking adventures ever written. Raul Endymion and the young Aenea will connect amidst the mystery of the future with doom for all mankind looming like storm clouds on the horizon.

This is a book to get lost in every time you pick it up. It is also a book to be read slowly and savored.If you only read one book in this genre I would reccomend this one. You will enjoy this book whether you are a science fiction reader or not. It is adventure on a grand scale and you must have this one for your library.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Continuing a great story, 22 Jun 2002
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Another wildly imaginative roller-coaster ride for the latest heroes of this epic storyline.
Gripping and entertaining but perhaps not quite up to the standard of the first two Hyperion books, hence only 4 stars for this.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars To Science Fiction what Lord of the Rings was to Fantasy, 16 Nov 2000
I came to Dan Simmons' science fiction through Peter F.Hamilton and Iain M Banks; trusting the dust covers of both that if I liked epic space opera then I should check out these four novels. I was not disappointed. Of the four books, I feel that Endymion is most representative of Simmons' awesome imagination. I always thought that Jack Vance was going to have the last say in the creation of new worlds, but then along came Banks and Hamilton. But for my money, Simmons is the master. Not since Dune have I walked around in a semi-bewildered stupor for weeks on end linking threads of stupefyingly complex technologies with brilliant plots and back stories. The four books are all classics, and if you are a scifi aficionado that hasn't read them yet, then I suggest you evaluate exactly what aficionado really means. My world has been rocked and I will forever mourn the absence of farcasters in real life.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good book, but definitely part of a series.
Endymion is a good book, but it is part 3 (of 4) of Dan Simmon's Hyperion Cantos, and you will get more from the book if you have read parts 1 and 2, and are willing to read part... Read more
Published 13 days ago by S. Loddick

2.0 out of 5 stars A big disappointment
I approached this novel with high expectations having read the first two books in the series. They are some of the best science fiction I have ever read. Read more
Published on 24 Sep 2003 by Matthew Grogan

2.0 out of 5 stars The Fall of Endymion
Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion are two superb book. In particular Hyperion is one of the most gripping books ever, where you are hooked so early on and terrified throughout... Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2003 by Carl J Bedson

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the finest science fiction series ever
I hadn't realised after reading Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion that there were two more masterpieces to enjoy. Read more
Published on 3 May 2000 by mike@ukmax.com

4.0 out of 5 stars Simmons drops to easier pace.
Of the 4 books in the hyperion series the 3rd and 4th ones seem to have been written to accommodate readers looking for a bit more action. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars A sort of sci-fi lord of the rings
Of the four books in the series, I read Endymion first. I wasn't sure what to expect but I liked the cover! Read more
Published on 3 Oct 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
I am shocked that the reviews I have read of this book rate it inferior to the Hyperion novels. I LOVED this book. Read more
Published on 27 Aug 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Huge Disappointment
Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion are both truly excellent books...indisputably classics of the genre. That being said, I cannot overstress my disappointment in the Endymion books... Read more
Published on 18 Aug 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed it as much as the others
I have noticed that many readers were not happy with Endymion in their online reviews. Keep in mind the difficulty of extending a storyline throughout four volumes. Read more
Published on 1 Aug 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional meld of sci-fi and literary elements
I'm somewhat surprised by some of the reviews for the Hyperion series, especially the latter two, Endymion and Rise of Endymion. Read more
Published on 15 Jul 1999

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