Endymion (Hyperion Cantos)
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| Author | Dan Simmons |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Hyperion Cantos |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Headline Book Publishing |
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Publication date
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February 1996 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 441 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 60236724 |
| Preceded by | The Fall of Hyperion |
| Followed by | The Rise of Endymion |
Endymion is the third science fiction novel by Dan Simmons in his Hyperion Cantos fictional universe. Centered on the new characters Aenea and Raul Endymion, it has been well received like Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion - within a year of its release, the paperback edition had gone through five reprints. The novel was shortlisted for the 1997 Locus Award.
The story opens 274 years after the Fall of Hyperion, in which Hegemony CEO Meina Gladstone ordered the destruction of all farcaster singularities to stop the TechnoCore from eliminating humankind. However, the loss of the WorldWeb infrastructure also resulted in the collapse of civilization on most planets.
Brawne Lamia, Martin Silenus and the Consul were the only surviving Pilgrims that stayed on Hyperion. The Consul left shortly and joined the Ousters. His fate is uncertain. Brawne Lamia, pregnant from the first John Keats technological reincarnation, gave birth shortly after to a daughter called Aenea. Lamia died when Aenea was still a girl, and Silenus took care of the child. When Aenea was twelve years old, she entered the "Time Tomb" and disappeared. Silenus hid in his home and began cryonic hibernation to wait for her return.
Father Paul Duré was the only pilgrim not in Hyperion. Before the fall, he had farcasted to Pacem, the dying Catholic Church's planet, and had been elected as the new Pope, under the name of Teilhard (a reference to Teilhard de Chardin). His papacy was determined to rejuvenate the Church. When he died unexpectedly, he was reincarnated as Lenar Hoyt, due to the remaining cruciform on their shared body.
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