On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man,
therewaits the creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship
it. Thereare those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to
destroy it. Inthe Valley of the Time Tombs, where huge, brooding
structures move backwardthrough time, the Shrike waits for them all. 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. Eachcarries a desperate hope--and a terrible
secret. And one may hold the fate ofhumanity in his hands.