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Dan Simmons (1989) Hyperion , US first edition, first printing, published by Doubleday. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page with a beautiful sketch added referring to the story: For Tim | And here the story begins�| Warmest regards | Dan Simmons" In addition Simmons has signed a promotional Hyperion leaflet. Scarce and highly desirable. Condition: a fine and unread book with a tiny bump to the lower corner of the rear board. Fine and unclipped dust jacket. Hyperion won the Hugo and Locus Award. A film adaptation is currently in development. First and Fine.

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.