Hyperion (Spanish edition) [Paperback]

Dan Simmons (Author), Carlos Alberto Gardini (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2005

On the planet called Hyperion, beyond the law and the reach of 28th-century science, waits the creature called the Shrike. Some worship it, some fear it, and some have vowed to destroy it. On the eve of Armageddon, with the entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims set forth on a final voyage to the Valley of the Time Tombs, where the Shrike waits for them. They seek the answers to the unsolved riddles of their lives and have resolved to die before discovering anything less than the secrets of the universe itself.

En el mundo llamado Hyperion, más allá de la Red de la Hegemonía del Hombre, aguarda el Alcaudón, una singular y temible criatura a la que los miembros de la Iglesia de la Expiación Final veneran como Señor del Dolor. En vísperas del Armageddon y bajo la amenaza de una guerra entre la Hegemonía, los enjambres éxter, y las inteligencias artificiales del TecnoNúcleo, siete peregrinos acuden a Hyperion para recuperar un rito religioso. Todos son portadores de esperanzas imposibles y también de terribles secretos.

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About the Author

Dan Simmons is the author of Carrion Comfort, Endymion, Fires of Eden, The Fall of Hyperion, The Rise of Endymion, Song of Kali, Summer of Night, and A Winter Haunting. He lives in Colorado.

Product Details

• Paperback: 624 pages
• Publisher: Ediciones B; Tra edition (June 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8466617353
• ISBN-13: 978-8466617352
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,839,689 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book will change your mind about sci-fi., December 9, 2009

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Maximiliano F Yofre "Maxi" (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hyperion (Bolsillo Ciencia Ficcion) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

Ediciones B has published many important authors in Spanish translation as Cordwainer Smith's complete works, Orson Scott Card's "Ender Saga" and Connie Willis' opus amongst other.

Now here they present this excellent translation of "Hyperion". This is the first book of a quartet divided in two halves that share the same universe.
Even if "Hyperion" has all the in and outs of a classical Sci-Fi novel, is much more than that.
Is the story of seven pilgrims trying to arrive to a particular shrine in a journey full of dangers, but at the same time is the life story of each one of them.

These personal recounts dig deep into essential human questions.
Religious faith and on what basis is sustained, is investigate from different stand points. One from a Catholic priest view point, in the verge of losing his faith (with references to Theilard de Chardin's cosmos vision), the other one from a Jew intellectual confronted with God commandment to sacrifice his daughter (I found in this episode some resonance of Kierkegaard's meditations in "Fear & Trembling").

Just these two stories will be reason enough to recommend the book, but there is a lot more, much more to enjoy.
A decadent poet tells his life and struggle to find his muse at whatever cost.
A detective's story mixed with John Keats restored to life.
All this elements skillfully mixed in a page-turner Sci-Fi adventure.

It is one of the best novels I ever read.

Reviewed by Max Yofre.

4 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mas que excelente, February 16, 2007

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Luis Roth (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hyperion (Spanish edition) (Paperback)

Es muy dificil calificar algo cuando es tan bueno, desde que lei sagas como El Señor de los Anillos, la serie de Fundacion de Asimov que no leia algo tan bueno en ciencia ficcion y ademas tan atrapante, ya habia leido de Simmons Ilion y me habia parecido muy bueno, no se porque pero este me parecio mejor, tan es asi que compre Endymion lo devore y ahora estoy buscando El Ascenso de Endymion para terminar, en definitiva si a alguien le gusta la Ciencia Ficcion y ademas se quiere entretener tiene aqui de lo mejor que he leido ultimamente
Gracias
Luis