502 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0747234825
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Headline Feature
Publication date: 01 April 1991
Description
On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it. In the Valley of the Ti...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,147 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
dark 57%
challenging 42%
reflective 39%
emotional 37%
tense 34%
sad 20%
inspiring 7%
funny 6%
hopeful 4%
informative 2%
Pace
slow 43%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 19%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 33% | No: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 73% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Gore, ViolenceModerate
War, Death, ColonisationMinor
Animal death, Alcoholism, Genocide
502 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0747234825
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Headline Feature
Publication date: 01 April 1991
Description
On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it. In the Valley of the Ti...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,147 reviews
Moods
mysterious 76%
dark 57%
challenging 42%
reflective 39%
emotional 37%
tense 34%
sad 20%
inspiring 7%
funny 6%
hopeful 4%
informative 2%
Pace
slow 43%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 19%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 33% | No: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 73% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Gore, ViolenceModerate
War, Death, ColonisationMinor
Animal death, Alcoholism, Genocide