How many Hyperion novels are there?

How many Hyperion novels are there?

four books
Contains all four books of the Hyperion Cantos series by Hugo Award-winning author Dan Simmons. Includes the following titles: Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, and The Rise of Endymion.

What is Hyperion by Dan Simmons about?

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.

How long is Hyperion by Dan Simmons?

482
Hyperion (Simmons novel)

Is there a sequel to Hyperion?

EndymionThe Fall of Hyperion / Followed byEndymion is the third science fiction novel by American writer Dan Simmons, first published in 1996. Part of his Hyperion Cantos fictional universe, it centers on the new characters Aenea and Raul Endymion, and was well received, like its predecessors Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion. Wikipedia

What order are the Hyperion books?

Hyperion1989
The Fall of Hyperion1989Endymion1996The Rise of Endymion1997
Hyperion Cantos/Books

Are the Hyperion sequels good?

The sequels may have been decent books but they took away from the original by giving the reader closure. the second book wonderfully wraps the story to the extent I’ve felt no need to read further in the series and yet was totally satisfied.

What is Hyperion based on?

Hyperion, a Fragment is an abandoned epic poem by 19th-century English Romantic poet John Keats. It was published in Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems (1820). It is based on the Titanomachia, and tells of the despair of the Titans after their fall to the Olympians.

Is Hyperion part of a series?

How does Hyperion series end?

Father Hoyt is killed by the Shrike. The Consul leaves to retrieve his ship from Keats. Father Hoyt’s body is resurrected into Father Paul Duré. Silenus goes to the Poets’ City to complete his Cantos, but is surprised by the Shrike and impaled on the Tree of Pain.

Is the Hyperion series worth it?

The first book, Hyperion, is a terrific read. It is almost more a collection of short stories, all happening in the same universe but with wildly different tones and themes. Each story leaves an impression, which is essential not just to this book but to all of the books in the series.

What order should I read Hyperion?

Publication Order of Hyperion Cantos Books

Who killed Hyperion?

Diodorus also recorded an unorthodox version of the myth, in which Hyperion married his sister Basileia and had two children by her, Helios and Selene; their brothers, envious of their happy issue and fearful that Hyperion would divert the royal power to himself, conspired and killed Hyperion along with his two …