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The Fall of Hyperion
Published 1990 by Doubleday · 517 pages
Hugo · 1991
FinalistNebula · 1991
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5 award entries · 4 books · 1 wins · 1990–2004
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Synopsis
The pilgrims on Hyperion confront the Time Tombs and the Shrike as interstellar war spreads and the AI TechnoCore manipulates both sides. Part of the story is conveyed through the dreams of a cybrid recreation of the poet John Keats.
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Details
- Series
- Hyperion Cantos · Book 2
- Author nationality
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780385249508