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What kind of book is Hyperion?
Science fiction
NovelSpace operaScience fantasySoft science fiction
Hyperion/Genres
Is Hyperion a short story?
The Hyperion Cantos is a series of science fiction novels by Dan Simmons. More narrowly, inside the fictional storyline, after the first volume, the Hyperion Cantos is an epic poem written by the character Martin Silenus covering in verse form the events of the first book.
Is Hyperion tough read?
To answer questions about Hyperion, please sign up. dsreads The writing and wording aren’t too hard to understand. However, the plot gets pretty complicated, and not many answers are revealed until way into the story. I like this method of storytelling, it makes the book instantly re-readable.
What is a Hyperion person?
HYPERION was the Titan god of heavenly light, one of the sons of Ouranos (Uranus, Heaven) and Gaia (Gaea, Earth), and the father of the lights of heaven–Eos the Dawn, Helios the Sun, and Selene the Moon. Hyperion’s name means “watcher from above” or “he who goes above” from the greek words hyper and iôn.
Is there romance in Hyperion?
It is a prose romance which was published alongside his first volume of poems, Voices of the Night.
What happened to the Shrike Hyperion?
While the Shrike was destroyed by Brawne Lamia, its time-traveling abilities meant that this did not necessarily preclude it from appearing at some future time or place in the galaxy. Indeed, the Shrike would play a central role in galactic events over 300 years later.
Is Hyperion A Titan?
In Greek mythology, Hyperion (/haɪˈpɪəriən/; Greek: Ὑπερίων, romanized: Hyperion, ‘he who goes before’) was one of the twelve Titan children of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Sky). With his sister, the Titaness Theia, Hyperion fathered Helios (Sun), Selene (Moon) and Eos (Dawn).
What was Hyperion like?
In Greek mythology, Hyperion was the Titan of heavenly light, a watcher, and the father of the dawn, Sun, and Moon. His wife was Theia, Titaness of the aether. Hyperion appears alongside the other Titans in helping Kronos overthrow their father, Uranus, making him one of the pillars that holds the sky in place.
What is Hyperion known?
HYPERION was the Titan god of heavenly light, one of the sons of Ouranos (Uranus, Heaven) and Gaia (Gaea, Earth), and the father of the lights of heaven–Eos the Dawn, Helios the Sun, and Selene the Moon. His wife was Theia, lady of the aither–the shining blue of the sky.
What happens at the end of Hyperion?
The story then return to Lenar Hoyt, who recalls traveling to find Duré and discovering the Bikura along with the priest’s notes. Hoyt explains that they eventually found Duré’s charred remains and that he had died the “true death” in the end. The village was then destroyed with nuclear charges, wiping out the Bikura.