Hyperion Cantos Books in Order
1 award & honors · incl. The Hugo Award 1990
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Dan Simmons's far-future space opera built around the pilgrim-haunted world of Hyperion and the deadly Shrike. The saga unfolds as two linked pairs of novels: the Hugo-winning Hyperion duology and its later Endymion sequel duology.
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Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1989 · Dan Simmons · 🏆 1 award & honors
In the 29th century, the Hegemony of Man's uneasy alliance with the AI TechnoCore is strained as the Ousters prepare to invade Hyperion, home to the…
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Buy on Amazon1990 · Dan Simmons
On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, the creature called the Shrike waits in the Valley of the Time Tombs. On the eve…
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Dan Simmons
Endymion is the third science fiction novel by American writer Dan Simmons, first published in 1996. It is part of the Hyperion Cantos universe and…
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Buy on Amazon1997 · Dan Simmons
Rise of Endymion is a 1997 novel by Dan Simmons, the final volume in a multifaceted series on the far future. After a prolonged decline, the Catholic…
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Companion & related books
Related titles and editions that sit outside the main numbered order.
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1999 · Dan Simmons
"Orphans of the Helix" is a 1999 novella by Dan Simmons, a 46-page science fiction short story set in his Hyperion Cantos fictional universe. It was…
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The Hyperion Cantos 4-Book Bundle
2014
Hailed as “one of the finest achievements of modern science fiction” by The New York Times Book Review, The Hyperion Cantos is a triumphant odyssey…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Hyperion Cantos books in?
Publication order — Dan Simmons (the author), who describes the four novels as two mutually dependent tales meant to be read in sequence; also the order widely recommended by readers Start with “Hyperion.”
How many books are in the Hyperion Cantos series?
We list 6 books by Dan Simmons , published between 1989–2014.
Where can I buy the Hyperion Cantos books?
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