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New York: Doubleday, (June 1989)., (June 1989). Very good. FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY DAN SIMMONS - Octavo, 8-1/4 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in pink paper-covered boards backed with dark blue cloth titled in gilt on the spine, laid into a pictorial dust wrapper with an illustration by Gary Ruddell. The dust jacket bears its original price of $18.95. There is minor wear to the bottom front corner of the front cover and a tiny insignificant chip to the bottom front corner of the dust jacket's rear panel. [8] & 482 pages. There is a small light stain to the top edge of the book, else near Fine. First edition, first printing of the Hugo and Locus Award-winning novel. Only 2,000 copies of the hardcover were printed. SIGNED BY DAN SIMMONS ON THE TITLE PAGE.

Hyperion is the first book in the Hyperion Cantos, a tetra-logy of science fiction novels by Dan Simmons. The plot follows a group of pilgrims as they travel to the distant world of Hyperion and share their tales along the journey. The novel is structured in a frame narrative, similar to The Canterbury Tales and has gained critical acclaim for its complexity and literary richness.