Book description
The book that reinvented Space Opera. It is the 29th century and the
universe of the Human Hegemony is under threat. Invasion by the warlike
Ousters looms, and the mysterious schemes of the secessionist AI
TechnoCore bring chaos ever closer. On the eve of disaster, with the
entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims set fourth on a final voyage to the
legendary Time Tombs on Hyperion, home to the Shrike, a lethal creature,
part god and part killing machine, whose powers transcend the limits of
time and space. The pilgrims have resolved to die before discovering
anything less than the secrets of the universe itself.
