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New York: Doubleday, 1989. First Edition. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Dan Simmons on the title page. [viii], 482 pp. Bound in publisher's pale pink paper-covered boards over dark blue spine cloth lettered in gilt. Fine in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. A superb copy of the Hugo Award-winning novel.

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.

The first edition had Doubleday as the publisher and was released on May 26, 1989. Additionally, it features the ISBN 978-0385249508.