An omnibus edition.
- Endymion
- The Rise of Endymion
The triumphant concluding novels to the Hyperion quartet, together in
one volume for the first time.
ENDYMION
Two hundred and seventy-four
years after the fall of the WorldWeb in Fall of Hyperion, Raoul
Endymion is sent on a quest. Retrieving Aenea from the Sphinx before
the Church troops reach her is only the beginning. With help from a
blue-skinned android named A. Bettik, Raoul and Aenea travel the river
Tethys, pursued by Father Captain Frederico DeSoya, an influential
warrior-priest and his troops. The shrike continues to make enigmatic
appearances, and while many questions were raised in Hyperion and The Fall
of Hyperion, still more are raised here. Raoul's quest will continue.
THE RISE OF ENDYMION
The time of reckoning has arrived. As a final
genocidal Crusade threatens to enslave humanity forever, a new messiah
has come of age. She is Aenea and she has undergone a strange
apprenticeship to those known as the Others. Now her protector, Raul
Endymion, one-time shepherd and convicted murderer, must help her
deliver her startling message to her growing army of disciples. But
first they must embark on a final spectacular mission to discover the
underlying meaning of the universe itself. 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. 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.
