Hyperion - CDmp3

This science-fiction audiobook presents the legendary story of the Scorpion, who is said to grant one pilgrim’s wish while the others perish. On the distant world of Hyperion, at the very edge of the Hegemony and its laws, a priest, soldier, poet, detective, consul and scholar with a baby arrive aboard a templar tree ship under the command of a star captain. This mismatched group sets out for the mysterious Time Tombs, where they must face the blood-red gaze of the angel of pain and hundreds of deadly blades. Each traveller is driven by hidden motives that emerge as they take turns telling one another their stories. As their accounts unfold, the true nature and vast significance of their journey are gradually revealed, and the expedition may lead to an interstellar war in which billions of human lives are at stake. A conflict is imminent between the empire’s Space Forces, the hordes of barbarian Outcasts and rival factions of artificial intelligences, with the first clashes due to take place on the inhospitable planet that is home to the legendary Scorpion. The first book in the Hyperion cycle is set in the distant future, when humanity colonises a universe inhabited by extraterrestrial races. Dan Simmons structures this classic work of world science fiction in the manner of The Canterbury Tales, using six varied stories to introduce distinctive heroes and their unique world. The recording features Ondřej Novák as the priest, Daniel Bambas as the soldier, Miroslav Hanuš as the poet, Martin Myšička as the scholar, Marie Štípková as the detective, Honza Hájek as the consul and Viktor Kuzník.