Dan Simmons is one of the few writers who writes in almost every genre of literature - fantasy, epic science fiction, horror and suspense. He is an author of historical, mystery and mainstream fiction. His works have been published in 27 countries. Consisting of two dilogues, Dan Simmons’ fantasy cycle “Songs of Hyperion” describes a world that truly amazes the imagination with its complexity, novelty and epic scale. The four books span over thirteen centuries, tens of thousands of light years, over three thousand pages, the rise and fall of two great interstellar civilizations, and more thoughts than can be shaken from a seedling of knowledge. In other words, this is a space opera! In addition to the “Songs of Hyperion” cycle, this edition includes the short story “Orphans of the Spiral” and the story “The Death of a Centaur.” However, "Orphans of the Spiral" is not a continuation of "The Rising of Endymion" - it is a return to the world of Hyperion, but "The Death of the Centaur" - America today, where the teacher Mr. Kennan and the boy Terry come up with a story in which the centaur Raoul, a two-meter metal monster Shrike, appear, null-T-portals...We know that the word creates worlds: from this seed the “Songs of Hyperion” grew. Read - you won’t regret it. Contents: SONGS OF HYPERION—Hyperion—The Fall of Hyperion SONGS OF ENDYMYON—Endymion—Rise of Endymion ORPHS SPIRAL THE DEATH OF THE CENTAUR