Genre
What it is about
- Long Now Manual for Civilization
- Extraterrestrial beings
- Pilgrims and pilgrimages
- Interplanetary voyages
- Drama
Kind of book
- Novel
Ages
- Adult
Awards
- Tähtivaeltaja Award
About this book
The publisher's summary in its Library of Congress record reads: "In the 29th century, the Hegemony of Man comprises hundreds of planets connected by farcaster portals." It is book 1 of the Hyperion Cantos series and listed for an audience of adults.
Where this comes from: Open Library · Wikidata
Books like this one
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Why: Both are science fiction books.
What both books share
- science fiction
Hyperion: "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
Jurassic Park: "science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction" (LoC 655)
- science fiction
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Why: Both are science fiction books.
What both books share
- science fiction
Hyperion: "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
Snow Crash: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, hard science fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
- science fiction
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Why: Both are science fiction books.
What both books share
- science fiction
Hyperion: "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
The Handmaid's Tale: "science fiction" (OL subject); "FICTION / Science Fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
- science fiction
Hyperion: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published in June 1989. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Edition checked
- The edition checked here is a 481-page edition from Del Rey. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026.
9780399178610 ... acid-free paper ... 481 pages ... Del Rey
- Awards and honors
- It received the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1990. Source: Wikidata, citing thehugoawards.org, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- It received the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1990. Source: Wikidata, citing sfadb.com, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- Wikidata lists the Ignotus Award for Best Novel (1991) for this book. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- Wikidata lists the Tähtivaeltaja Award (1998) for this book. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- Wikidata lists the Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work (1995) for this book. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
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