Story & Timeline
17 entries in the Hyperion Cantos compendium.
The Fall of the HegemonyThe slow erosion of human power in the face of machine intelligence and the struggle for tThe Time Lock DiscoveryA temporal cage hiding Hyperion's greatest terror from the galaxy.The War with the TechnoCoreHumanity fights for survival against the machine intelligence that built its own cage.The Destruction of the GethsemaneThe fallen fortress where the machine god's hub was consumed by a fusion fire.The Pilgrimage to HyperionSeven souls journey to the Time Tombs seeking salvation from a metal god.The Awakening of the ShrikeA thorned nightmare of flesh and steel, forged by the TechnoCore to guard the secrets of tThe Kinsley MassacreA rumored tragedy lost to the mists of Hegemony history and fan speculation.The Fall of the Hegemony's CapitalThe forbidden origin world that defined humanity's exile and the Hegemony's soul.The Time Lock BreachWhen the barrier falls, humanity steps into the end of time.Martin Silenus's TaleA poet's pilgrimage ends where time begins to bleed.Sol Weintraub's TaleA father carrying his backward-aging daughter toward a sacrifice he cannot refuse.Marina Smythe's TaleA time traveler's desperate quest to alter destiny and face the Shrike.The Shrike's PilgrimageA temporal wanderer of the Time Tombs, weaving agony across centuries.The Time Tombs JourneySeven desperate souls walk a dying world to face the clockwork god of time.The Fall of Hyperion CampaignA desperate battle where ancient gods awaken to shatter the Hegemony's grip on humanity.The Grail WarA legendary conflict that never occurred within the grim reality of the Hyperion Cantos.The Battle of the GrailA temporal slaughter where pilgrims face the Shrike's wrath in the heart of the Time Tombs
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