Hyperion (Simmons novel)
1989 science fiction novel by Dan Simmons / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hyperion is a 1989 science fiction novel by American author Dan Simmons. The first book of his Hyperion Cantos series, it won the Hugo Award for best novel.[1]
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Author | Dan Simmons |
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Cover artist | Gary Ruddell |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Hyperion Cantos |
Genre | Soft science fiction/Space opera |
Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 1989 |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 482 (mass paperback edition) |
Awards | Hugo Award for Best Novel Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1990) |
ISBN | 0-385-24949-7 (1st ed. hardcover) |
OCLC | 18816973 |
813/.54 19 | |
LC Class | PS3569.I47292 H97 1989 |
Followed by | The Fall of Hyperion |
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The plot of the novel features multiple time-lines and characters. It follows a similar structure to The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. The next book in the series was The Fall of Hyperion, published in 1990.