Hyperion

New York: Doubleday, (1989). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 482 pp. Paperback. Original illustrated paper-wraps. Faint edge wear, particular to spine ends and corners. Handling and shelf wear very minor. Book is tight, square and firm. Mild handling wear present. Interior clean and unmarked.

Wraps: Near Fine

Text: Near Fine

“Hyperion is a 1989 science fiction novel by American author Dan Simmons. The first book of his Hyperion Cantos series, it won the Hugo Award for best novel. The plot of the novel features multiple time-lines and characters. It follows a similar structure to The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. The next book in the series was The Fall of Hyperion, published in 1990. The novel won the 1990 Hugo Award for Best Novel and the 1990 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. It was nominated for the 1991 BSFA Award for Best Novel. With its sequel The Fall of Hyperion, it was nominated for the 1992 Arthur C. Clarke Award.”