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Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77
I went into Hyperion blind, decades ago, knowing almost nothing about it. I was never the same.
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The scene depicts the landscape of the planet Hyperion. The central figure is the Shrike, a terrifying creature made of razor-sharp blades and thorns. There is an alien tree with banana-like fruit and a futuristic city on the right and a marshy expanse in the lower half with a sailing ship coming towards the camera. Above are purple and gold clouds illuminated by a setting sun.

Cover art for the novel Hyperion. Credit: Gary Ruddell / Bantam Spectra / Doubleday