![]() ![]() However, the majority of the book is comprised of each person’s individual story of why they are on the journey and their personal experiences with the planet Hyperion and the infamous Shrike. The book is about 7 people that are hand picked by the Hegemony to go on a pilgrimage to confront the Shrike. The Shrike is a god to some others think it is simply a story yet others believe that it is a monster from the future, but no one really knows the truth about the Shrike, or if it even exists. ![]() It is known by many names including most notably ‘The Lord of Pain,’ and has been reported to be the cause of much death and destruction on Hyperion. ![]() The Shrike is a menacing thing that seems to be somehow connected to time. The biggest mystery on the planet is the Shrike. It is a mysterious planet that has many strange things that even the technologically advanced human race and the power TechnoCore cannot understand. Hyperion is a planet on the outskirts of a galactic government called the Hegemony. At least, it would be 100% accurate if it were not for Hyperion. That means predicting every possible outcome in the entire universe with 100% accuracy. The TechnoCore is even powerful enough to create an ‘Ultimate Intelligence’ that could predict the future. ![]() They still choose to work closely with the humans, though they could wipe out the entire race with a snap of their metaphorical fingers. The TechnoCore is a group of AIs (artificial intelligences) that seceded from their human creators. ![]()
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