On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, therewaits the creature called the Shrike.
And one may hold the fate ofhumanity in his hands..
Eachcarries a desperate hope--and a terrible secret.
On the eve of Armageddon, withthe entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims set forth on a final voyage toHyperion seeking the answers to the unsolved riddles of their lives.
Inthe Valley of the Time Tombs, where huge, brooding structures move backwardthrough time, the Shrike waits for them all.
And there are those who have vowed to destroy it.
Thereare those who fear it.
There are those who worship it.
On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, therewaits the creature called the Shrike
