The Rise of Endymion
Jan 2011 · Hyperion Cantos Book 4 · Spectra
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LOCUS AWARD WINNER • Multiple-award-winning science fiction master Dan Simmons concludes the renowned Hyperion Cantos with this magnificent “full-blooded action novel” (The New York Times Book Review).
“An enormously satisfying conclusion to one of the major works of modern science fiction.”—Locus
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.
“An enormously satisfying conclusion to one of the major works of modern science fiction.”—Locus
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.
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Justin Burn
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April 1, 2024
I've read the first 3 books of the series and I just can't read another. The long banal descriptions, shallow dialog, painfully slow story line, poor character development and sophomoric theology have finally pushed me away. I can't believe I wasted my time on 3 of these books.
Dan Moisa
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July 30, 2024
needs a bunch of editing. after all, she's just a girl and I'm much older than her but blah blah blah. at least it wraps it up, even if with inconsistencies.
Victorio Pellicano
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August 19, 2018
The first two in the series were really good. But the last two were just
OK. Definitely satisfied my need for more of the story but too much time
waving away the stories of the last 2 books. Felt a little like Terminator
1 vs Terminator 2.
About the author
Winner of the Hugo Award, several Bram Stoker and Locus Awards, and a pair of World Fantasy Awards, Dan Simmons, author of 32 novels, is widely accepted as one of the giants of SFF. He lives in the Front Range of Colorado with his family.
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