482 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0553283685
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Publication date: 08 March 1990
Description
On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it. In the Valley of the Ti...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,707 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
dark 56%
challenging 40%
reflective 38%
emotional 37%
tense 34%
sad 20%
inspiring 7%
funny 6%
hopeful 5%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 19%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 34% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 73% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Violence, GoreModerate
War, Death, ColonisationMinor
Animal death, Alcoholism, Drug use
482 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0553283685
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Publication date: 08 March 1990
Description
On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it. In the Valley of the Ti...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,707 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
dark 56%
challenging 40%
reflective 38%
emotional 37%
tense 34%
sad 20%
inspiring 7%
funny 6%
hopeful 5%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 19%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 34% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 73% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Violence, GoreModerate
War, Death, ColonisationMinor
Animal death, Alcoholism, Drug use