HyperionCantos-Hyperion

On the eve of Armageddon, with the entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims set forth on a voyage to the Time Tombs. They seek the answers to the unsolved riddles of their lives … and what they find may hold the key to the deliverance of humanity itself. THE PRIEST—When he was young, Father Lenar Hoyt honestly believed in the Roman Catholic Church—despite the fact that history and change had made the Church wither away. But now his faith is shaken, troubled by the fate suffered on Hyperion by a man he once admired. THE SOLDIER—Colonel Fedmahn Kassad was one of the brightest, most capable, and toughest young officers in the entire Hegemony military—until chance brought him to Hyperion. THE POET—There is something in Martin Silenus’s eyes when he speaks of the Shrike. A hunger. Or something more.… THE SCHOLAR—Sol Weintraub led a quiet life until his daughter went to Hyperion on an archaeological expedition … where the Shrike touched her and sent her reeling backward in time. THE STARSHIP CAPTAIN—Quiet and easy-going—and strangely confident—Het Masteen knows far more than he reveals. THE DETECTIVE—Brawne Lamia came to Hyperion to ferret out a ......