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Advance uncorrected proof of the first edition, first printing. Signed by Dan Simmons on the title page. Bound in publisher's blue wraps lettered in black. Near Fine with light wear, light soiling and light sunning. A lovely copy.

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.