Endymion (Simmons novel)
1996 novel by Dan Simmons
Endymion is the third science fiction novel by American writer Dan Simmons, first published in 1996. It is also the third book in his Hyperion Cantos fictional universe, centered on the new characters Aenea and Raul Endymion. The novel was shortlisted for the 1997 Locus Award.
Plot
Background
274 years before the novel opens, Hegemony CEO Meina Gladstone ordered the destruction of all farcaster portals to stop the TechnoCore, which was believed to be located within the farcaster network, from eliminating humankind. This event, known as the Fall, resulted in the collapse of civilization on many planets. Brawne Lamia, pregnant by the first John Keats cybrid (a body genetically identical to a human, but occupied by a computer based personality based in the TechnoCore) gave birth to a daughter called Aenea. Lamia died when Aenea was still young. When Aenea was twelve years old, she entered the Time Tombs and disappeared into the future.
Before the Fall, Father Paul Duré was elected as Pope under the name of Teilhard. When he died unexpectedly, Lenar Hoyt was resurrected from their shared body and elected Pope.
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