Das Abenteuer um Hyperion geht weiter. Können die sieben Pilger das Shrike, ein Wesen zwischen Mensch und Maschine, bezwingen? Das Schicksal der Menschheit steht auf dem Spiel...
Dan Simmons was an American science fiction and horror writer. He was the author of the Hyperion Cantos and the Ilium/Olympos cycles, among other works that span the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres, sometimes within a single novel. Simmons's genre-intermingling Song of Kali (1985) won the World Fantasy Award. He also wrote mysteries and thrillers, some of which feature the continuing character Joe Kurtz.