Aenea is something new in the universe, a point of contact between disparate forms of existence. Once again, we are caught up in the intertwined stories of Raul Endymion and Aenea, a young woman born from the union of a human mother-Hyperion’s Brawne Lamia-and the cybrid-based reincarnation of John Keats. Once again, we are immersed in the complex future that emerged in the aftermath of the Hegemony of Man, a future dominated both by the Catholic Church and by the artificially intelligent entities of the TechnoCore. Seamlessly continuing the narrative arc that began in Endymion, it brings one of the most significant accomplishments in modern science fiction to a resonant conclusion. The Rise of Endymion is the fourth and final installment in the brilliant, massively ambitious series that began with the Hugo Award-winning Hyperion. He is also the author of the Hyperion series, and Simmons and his work have been compared to Herbert's Dune and Asimov's Foundation series.Dust jacket and end paper illustrations by John Picacio. His first novel, Song of Kali, won a World Fantasy Award, and Simmons has also won a Theodore Sturgeon Award for short fiction, four Bram Stoker Awards, and eight Locus Awards.

His first successful short story was won a contest and was published in 1982. Simmons was an elementary school teacher and worked in the education field for a decade, including working to develop a gifted education program. from Washington University the following year.

He graduated from Wabash College in 1970 and received an M. Science fiction writer Dan Simmons was born in East Peoria, Illinois in 1948. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 2568 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB). And on the planet of Hyperion, where the story first began, the final revelation will be delivered-an apocalyptic message that unlocks the secrets of existence and the fate of humankind in the galaxy. They have been followed on their journey by the mysterious Shrike-monster, angel, killing machine-who is about to reveal the long-held secret of its origin and purpose. But first they must embark on a final spectacular mission to discover the underlying meaning of the universe itself. Now her protector, Raul Endymion, one-time shepherd and convicted murderer, must help her deliver her startling message to her growing army of disciples. She is Aenea and she has undergone a strange apprenticeship to those known as the Others. As a final genocidal Crusade threatens to enslave humanity forever, a new messiah has come of age. The magnificent conclusion to one of the greatest science fiction sagas of our timeThe time of reckoning has arrived.

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