26-476: [REDACTED] Look up Tethys in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tethys or Tethis may refer to: Tethys (database) , an online knowledge management system about the environmental effects of offshore renewable energy Tethys (gastropod) , genus of gastropods in the family Tethydidae Tethys (moon) , a natural satellite of Saturn Tethys (mythology) ,
52-592: A Core-provided starship drive, allows for near-instantaneous travel between any two points in human-occupied space. The drive's use kills any human on board a Gideon-propelled starship; thus, the technology is only of use with remote probes or when used in conjunction with the Pax's resurrection technology. The resurrection creche can regenerate someone carrying a cruciform from their remains. Treeships are living trees that are propelled by ergs (spider-like solid-state alien being that emits force fields ) through space. The region of
78-894: A Titaness in Greek mythology Thetys (salp) , a genus of gelatinous sea salp Tethys Ocean , a Mesozoic-era ocean between the continents of Gondwana and Laurasia Tethys Research Institute , a non-governmental scientific organisation based in Italy "Tethys", a song from The Ocean of the Sky by The Used Tethys, the Japanese name for "Thetis", a boss character in Mega Man ZX Advent Tethys River, an interplanetary waterway in Dan Simmons's Hyperion Cantos See also [ edit ] Thetis (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
104-399: Is a series of science fiction novels by Dan Simmons . The title was originally used for the collection of the first pair of books in the series, Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion , and later came to refer to the overall storyline, including Endymion , The Rise of Endymion , and a number of short stories. More narrowly, inside the fictional storyline, after the first volume,
130-673: Is also a "labyrinthine" planet, which means that it is home to ancient subterranean labyrinths of unknown purpose. Most importantly, Hyperion is the location of the Time Tombs, large artifacts surrounded by "anti-entropic" fields that allow them to move backward through time. In the fictional universe of the Hyperion Cantos , the Hegemony of Man encompasses over 200 planets. Faster than light communications technology, Fatlines, are said to operate through tachyon bursts. However, in later books it
156-509: Is described as an unimaginably large, metallic tree, alive with the agonized writhing of countless human victims of all ages and races. It is also hinted in the second book that the Tree of Thorns is actually a simulation generated by a mystical interface which connects to human brains via a strong and pulsing (as if it were alive) cord. The name Shrike seems a reference to the Loggerhead Shrike ,
182-443: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tethys [REDACTED] Look up Tethys in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tethys or Tethis may refer to: Tethys (database) , an online knowledge management system about the environmental effects of offshore renewable energy Tethys (gastropod) , genus of gastropods in
208-691: Is revealed that they operate through the Void Which Binds. The Farcaster network was given to humanity by the TechnoCore and again it was another use of the Void Which Binds that allowed this instantaneous travel between worlds. The Hawking Drive was developed by the Human scientists, allowing the faster than light travel which led to the Hegira (from the Arabic word هجرة Hijra , meaning 'migration'). The Gideon drive,
234-800: The Church of the Final Atonement (the Shrike Cult), the Shrike's origins are described as uncertain. It is portrayed as composed of razorwire , thorns, blades, and cutting edges, having fingers like scalpels and long, curved toe blades. It has the ability to control the flow of time, and may thus appear to travel infinitely fast. The Shrike may kill victims in a flash or it may transport them to an eternity of impalement upon an enormous artificial 'Tree of Thorns,' or 'Tree of Pain' in Hyperion's distant future. The Tree of Thorns
260-527: The Economic World . The Hyperion series has many echoes of Jack Vance , explicitly acknowledged in one of the later books. The title of the first novel, "Hyperion", is taken from one of Keats's poems, the unfinished epic Hyperion . Similarly, the title of the third novel is from Keats' poem Endymion . Quotes from actual Keats poems and the fictional Cantos of Martin Silenus are interspersed throughout
286-495: The Helix", Simmons elaborates: Some readers may know that I've written four novels set in the "Hyperion Universe"— Hyperion , The Fall of Hyperion , Endymion , and The Rise of Endymion . A perceptive subset of those readers—perhaps the majority—know that this so-called epic actually consists of two long and mutually dependent tales, the two Hyperion stories combined and the two Endymion stories combined, broken into four books because of
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#1732844499166312-696: The Hyperion Cantos is an epic poem written by the character Martin Silenus covering in verse form the events of the first two books. Of the four novels, Hyperion received the Hugo and Locus Awards in 1990; The Fall of Hyperion won the Locus and British Science Fiction Association Awards in 1991; and The Rise of Endymion received the Locus Award in 1998. All four novels were also nominated for various science fiction awards. First published in 1989, Hyperion has
338-414: The Japanese name for "Thetis", a boss character in Mega Man ZX Advent Tethys River, an interplanetary waterway in Dan Simmons's Hyperion Cantos See also [ edit ] Thetis (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tethys . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
364-518: The Shrike Church, to make a request of the Shrike. As they progress in their journey, each of the pilgrims tells their tale. This book concludes the story begun in Hyperion . It abandons the storytelling frame structure of the first novel, and is instead presented primarily as a series of dreams by John Keats. The story commences 274 years after the events in the previous novel. Few main characters from
390-450: The Tombs is also the home of the Shrike, a menacing half-mechanical, half-organic four-armed creature that features prominently in the series. It appears in all four Hyperion Cantos books and is an enigma in the initial two; its purpose is not revealed until the second book, but is still left nebulous. The Shrike appears to act both autonomously and as a servant of some unknown force or entity. In
416-430: The family Tethydidae Tethys (moon) , a natural satellite of Saturn Tethys (mythology) , a Titaness in Greek mythology Thetys (salp) , a genus of gelatinous sea salp Tethys Ocean , a Mesozoic-era ocean between the continents of Gondwana and Laurasia Tethys Research Institute , a non-governmental scientific organisation based in Italy "Tethys", a song from The Ocean of the Sky by The Used Tethys,
442-429: The first two Hyperion books, it exists solely in the area around the Time Tombs on the planet Hyperion. Its portrayal is changed significantly in the last two books, Endymion and The Rise of Endymion . In these novels, the Shrike appears effectively unfettered and protects the heroine Aenea against assassins of the opposing TechnoCore. Surrounded in mystery, the object of fear, hatred, and even worship by members of
468-399: The first two books are present in the later two. The main character is Raul Endymion, an ex-soldier who receives a death sentence after an unfair trial. He is rescued by Martin Silenus and asked to perform a series of rather extraordinarily difficult tasks. The main task is to rescue and protect the daughter of Brawne Lamia (one of the main characters of Hyperion), Aenea, a messiah coming from
494-417: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tethys&oldid=1033543262 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Genus disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hyperion Cantos The Hyperion Cantos
520-461: The novels. Simmons goes so far as to have two artificial reincarnations of John Keats (" cybrid s": artificial intelligences in human bodies) play a major role in the series. Much of the action in the series takes place on the planet Hyperion. It is described as having one-fifth less gravity than Earth standard . Hyperion has a number of peculiar indigenous flora and fauna, notably Tesla trees, which are essentially large electricity-spewing trees. It
546-467: The nucleus around which Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion formed. After the quartet was published came the short story " Orphans of the Helix ". "Orphans" is currently the final work in the Cantos, both chronologically and internally. The original Hyperion Cantos has been described as a novel published in two volumes, published separately at first for reasons of length. In his introduction to "Orphans of
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#1732844499166572-507: The realities of publishing. Much of the appeal of the series stems from its extensive use of references and allusions from a wide array of thinkers such as Teilhard de Chardin , John Muir , Norbert Wiener , and to the poetry of John Keats , the famous 19th-century English Romantic poet, Norse mythology , and the monk Ummon . A large number of technological elements are acknowledged by Simmons to be inspired by elements of Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and
598-443: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tethys . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tethys&oldid=1033543262 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Genus disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
624-585: The story begun in Endymion , expanding on the themes in Endymion , as Raul and Aenea battle the Church and meet their respective destinies. The series also includes three short stories: The Hyperion universe originated when Simmons was an elementary school teacher, as an extended tale he told at intervals to his young students; this is recorded in " The Death of the Centaur ", and its introduction. It then inspired his short story "Remembering Siri", which eventually became
650-468: The structure of a frame story , similar to Geoffrey Chaucer 's Canterbury Tales and Giovanni Boccaccio 's Decameron . The story weaves the interlocking tales of a diverse group of travelers sent on a pilgrimage to the Time Tombs on Hyperion. The travelers have been sent by the Hegemony (the government of the human star systems), the All Thing, and the Church of the Final Atonement, alternately known as
676-448: The time period just after the first books via time travel . The Catholic Church has become a dominant force in the human universe and views Aenea as a potential threat to their power. The group of Aenea, Endymion, and A. Bettik (an android ) evades the Church's forces on several worlds through use of the Consul's spaceship, ending the story on Earth. This final novel in the series finishes
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