{"product_id":"endymion-9780553572940","title":"Endymion","description":"The multiple-award-winning science fiction master returns to the universe that is his greatest triumph--the world of \u003ci\u003eHyperion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of\u003cbr\u003eHyperion\u003c\/i\u003e --with a novel even more magnificent than its predecessors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDan Simmons's \u003ci\u003eHyperion\u003c\/i\u003e was an immediate sensation on its first publication in 1989. This staggering multifaceted tale of the far future heralded the conquest of the science fiction field by a man who had already won the World Fantasy Award for his first novel (\u003ci\u003eSong of Kali\u003c\/i\u003e) and had also published one of the most well-received horror novels in the field, \u003ci\u003eCarrion Comfort\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eHyperion\u003c\/i\u003e went on to win the Hugo Award as Best Novel, and it and its companion volume, \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of Hyperion\u003c\/i\u003e, took their rightful places in the science fiction pantheon of new classics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, six years later, Simmons returns to this richly imagined world of technological achievement, excitement, wonder and fear. \u003ci\u003eEndymion\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about love and memory, triumph and terror--an instant candidate for the field's highest honors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Simmons\u003c\/b\u003e, a full-time public school teacher until 1987, is one of the few writers who consistently work across genres, producing novels described as science fiction, horror, fantasy, and mainstream fiction, while winning major awards in all these fields. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eSong of Kali, \u003c\/i\u003ewon the World Fantasy Award; his first science fiction novel, \u003ci\u003eHyperion, \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Hugo Award. His other novels and short fiction have been honored with numerous awards, including nine Locus Awards, four Bram Stoker Awards, the French Prix Cosmos 2000, the British SF Association Award, and the Theodore Sturgeon Award. In 1995, Wabash College presented Simmons with an honorary doctorate in humane letters for his work in fiction and education. He lives in Colorado along the Front Range of the Rockies.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Spectra Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50575659794706,"sku":"9780553572940","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f3c1da0a-0449-49ac-9ad9-30edd0890242.jpg?v=1731986294","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/endymion-9780553572940","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}