New Releases by Dan SIMMONS

The triumphant concluding novels to the Hyperion Quartet, together in one volume for the first time. ENDYMION Two hundred and seventy-four years after the fall of the WorldWeb in Fall of Hyperion, Raoul Endymion is sent on a quest. Retrieving Aenea from the Sphinx before the Church troops reach her is only the beginning. With help from a blue-skinned android named A. Bettik, Raoul and Aenea travel the river Tethys, pursued by Father Captain Frederico DeSoya, an influential warrior-priest and his troops. The shrike continues to make enigmatic appearances, and while many questions were raised in Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion, still more are raised here. Raoul''s quest will continue. THE RISE OF ENDYMION The time of reckoning has arrived. As a final genocidal Crusade threatens to enslave humanity forever, a new messiah has come of age. She is Aenea and she has undergone a strange apprenticeship to those known as the Others. Now her protector, Raul Endymion, one-time shepherd and convicted murderer, must help her deliver her startling message to her growing army of disciples. But first they must embark on a final spectacular mission to discover the underlying meaning of the universe itself. They have been followed on their journey by the mysterious Shrike--monster, angel, killing machine--who is about to reveal the long-held secret of its origin and purpose. And on the planet of Hyperion, where the story first began, the final revelation will be delivered--an apocalyptic message that unlocks the secrets of existence and the fate of humankind in the galaxy.

In this conclusion to the futuristic tale begun in Hyperion, Earth has long since been destroyed, and humans now occupy more than 150 worlds linked by the Web, an instantaneous travel system created and operated by artificial intelligences (AIs)—self-aware, highly advanced computers. These worlds are about to go to war with the Ousters, a branch of humanity that has disdained dependency on the AIs. At risk are the planet Hyperion, its mysterious Tombs that travel backward in time, and the Shrike, its god/avatar of pain or retribution. Good struggles for supremacy over evil in these epic religious battles between men and machines. La aventura épica de Hyperion alcanza su clímax cuando los peregrinos se reúnen ante las Tumbas de Tiempo y éstas se abren para liberar al Alcaudón. Los humanos de la Hegemonía y de los enjambres éxter, las Inteligencias Artificiales del TecnoNúcleo, los peregrinos del Alacaudón, y el cíbrido que reproduce la personalidad de John Keats, se verán envueltos en la compleja trama del tiempo, del poder, la guerra, la inteligencia, la religión, y el amor.

The Hyperion books are credited with single-handedly reinventing and reinvigorating SF in the 1990s. A broad canvased, hugely imaginative and exciting SF epic, the books draw on the works of Keats and provide a uniquely intelligent and literary approach with cutting edge science, compelling characterisation and edge-of-your-seat excitement. The story is continued in ENDYMION and THE RISE OF ENDYMION, which Gollancz will also be publishing in an omnibus volume.

Der Mordversuch zweier russischer Killer auf den US-Unfallspezialisten Dr. Minor misslingt. Fortan steht ihm die attraktive Sydney als Leibwächterin zur Seite, die einem unerhörten Versicherungsbetrug auf der Spur ist.

Raul Endymion a été chargé par le vieux poète Marin Silenus, auteur des Cantos inachevés, de sauver la petite Enée des hommes de la Pax, lesquels se fient à une sombre prophétie : elle aura des pouvoirs plus qu''humains et persuadera les fidèles d''abandonner Dieu. L''Eglise charge donc le père capitaine de Soya de la capturer, mais Endymion le prend de vitesse et emmène l''adolescente de monde en monde, suivi à la trace par de Soya. De son côté, la Pax est plus qu''étonnée par les échecs successifs du père capitaine et redoute une nouvelle offensive du Technocentre. Contre le Dieu Machine, il a fallu créer une variété inédite de guerriers invulnérables, et le premier modèle de la série est prêt. Elle s''appelle Némès...

Take three of the leading names in contemporary horror writing, commission one-third of a book''s worth of stories from each, and the result is DARK VISIONS. Stephen King leads off with three stories, including "Sneakers", about a very unusual haunting, and "Dedication", one of the most powerful and unsettling of all his works. Dan Simmons pays homage to Philip K Dick with "Metastasis", one of three highly accomplished stories. And George Martin rounds off the book with the brilliant werewolf novella, "The Skin Trade". DARK VISIONS is a brilliantly original showcase from three masters of the macabre.

In 1942, FBI agent Joe Lucas journeys to Cuba in order to keep an eye on Ernest Hemingway, who, with a motley assortment of characters--including an American millionaire, a young Cuban orphan, a Spanish jai alai champ, and a priest--has taken on the self-appointed role of spy. 38,000 first printing. Tour.

Après Hypérion (Prix Hugo 1991), La Chute d''Hypérion puis Endymion, voici enfin venir L''Eveil d''Endymion, quatrième et dernier volet d''une des plus fameuses sagas de la Science-Fiction contemporaine. Toutes les énigmes trouveront leurs solutions, toutes les questions leurs réponses, tous les fils seront enfin noués. Mais seulement après qu''Enée, la fille prophète surgie du labyrinthe du sphinx sur la planète Hypérion, aura accompli son destin avec l''aide et l''amour de Raul Endymion. A travers mille dangers, à travers mille voyages, à travers mille mondes.

Does a Romanian infant''s blood hold the key to a cure for AIDS? The Hugo Award-winning author of Summer of Night brings an evil legacy to life in the ultimate vampire novel.