In fact, it's an unusual book with an unconventional structure and an inconclusive ending (just as well I have its sequel available, or I'd be feeling frustrated). It isn't quite what I expected, which was a conventional, if superior, space opera. However, I eventually stiffened my sinews, gritted my teeth and got stuck in. It is the size of a substantial doorstop so it sat on my shelf for a few months while I found excuses to read shorter books. 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.I kept reading about how good the two Hyperion books were so I eventually bought an omnibus edition including both Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion. 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 RISE OF ENDYMION The time of reckoning has arrived. The shrike continues to make enigmatic appearances, and while many questions were raised in Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion, still more are raised here. Bettik, Raoul and Aenea travel the river Tethys, pursued by Father Captain Frederico DeSoya, an influential warrior-priest and his troops. With help from a blue-skinned android named A.
Retrieving Aenea from the Sphinx before the Church troops reach her is only the beginning. ENDYMION Two hundred and seventy-four years after the fall of the WorldWeb in Fall of Hyperion, Raoul Endymion is sent on a quest. The triumphant concluding novels to the Hyperion Quartet, together in one volume for the first time.
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