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Incredible story of travellers plagued with a puzzle uniting them all. This tale chronicles their individual journeys - how each came to arrive at this deadly crossroad. Particularly interesting is the story of the woman who is aging backward and rapidly running out of time.

Absolutely loved that book. Very entertaining!

Both the first book and the second book are excellent. The first book is a bunch of related short stories, and the second book ties them together. My friend didn't like it because there wasn't enough action, so let me warn you about that despite the fact that *I* didn't mind.

A tour de force masterwork!

Greatest series I ever read....sort of sci-fi Canterbury Tales. Read it!!!

On the eve of Armageddon, with the entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims set forth on a final voyage to Hyperion seeking the answers to the unsolved riddles of their lives. Each carries a desperate hope--and a terrible secret. And one may hold the fate of humanity in his hands.
A stunning tour de force, this Hugo Award-winning novel is the first volume in a remarkable new science fiction epic by the author of The Hollow Man. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Review
Each of [the pilgrim's] stories would make a superb novella on its own. -- The New York Times Book Review, Gerald Jonas --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Product Description
On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it. In the Valley of the Time Tombs, where huge, brooding structures move backward through time, the Shrike waits for them all. On the eve of Armageddon, with the entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims set forth on a final voyage to Hyperion seeking the answers to the unsolved riddles of their lives. Each carries a desperate hope--and a terrible secret. And one may hold the fate of humanity in his hands.

Although it bugged me to read a book whose premise is borrowed from Chaucer, I really enjoyed this book. The stories are gripping and the world is interesting. The author creates very real and scary antagonists. I didn't like the sequel nearly as much, even though it wraps things up.

Wow. This was an exceptional book. I enjoyed the characters and how each of their unique stories came together for the plot.

Dan Simmons is a masterful writer. He deftly treads that fine line between too much description of a fictional world and too little description. If you like science fiction, this is worth a read!

I have found the entire seried very hard to get into.. I do know a lot of people that enjoyed it very much. For me I think it was a liitle too much fantasy.

One of the best science fiction books I have ever read from one of the best authors. I have 2 of these books or I wouldn't be swapping it.

Well written science fiction.