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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.