Dan Simmons is not just one of the classic science fiction writers of our time. He is the author of probably the most famous and popular “space opera” in the world - the tetralogy “Hyperion”, “The Fall of Hyperion”, “Endymion”, “The Rising of Endymion”, the creator of a truly unique world in its originality, the mysterious and changeable world of portals, connecting the planets, the great river Tethys and the great star wars, in which the destinies of a priest and a soldier, a poet and a scientist, a consul and a detective are intricately intertwined. Critics and readers unanimously recognized Dan Simmons' tetralogy as the best science fiction series of the last decade. Don't believe me? Read and see for yourself!

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Collective translation from English, the names of the translators are not indicated. In the book edition, the translators are mistakenly identified as I. Gurova and E. Linetskaya (editions of 1998 and 1999), or K. Korolev (editions of 2005, 2007 and 2012). Translation information provided by publishing sources.