2000s Gollancz science fiction paperback lot of 2 Dan Simmons novels Endymion and The Rise of Endymion from the Hyperion Cantos sequence.

Titles and author: Endymion and The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons.

Series and affiliation: Third and fourth volumes in the acclaimed Hyperion Cantos space opera saga following Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion, set in a far-future interstellar civilization linked by farcaster portals and the enigmatic Shrike.

Publisher: Gollancz, an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group, London, issued in the United Kingdom as part of their Science Fiction line.

Publication details: Copyright pages credit original 1996 and 1997 publication in Great Britain by Headline Publishing, with these later Gollancz paperback editions printed in Great Britain by Clays Ltd and Mackays of Chatham for the Orion Publishing Group.

Format: English-language softcover paperbacks with black covers featuring silhouetted, spiked-helmet figures against stylized yellow and green suns, white author lettering, bright yellow Endymion titles, and a compass-rose device on the spines.

Identifiers: Endymion ISBN-13 978-0-575-07639-6, ISBN-10 0-575-07639-9; The Rise of Endymion ISBN-13 978-0-575-07640-2, ISBN-10 0-575-07640-2.

Story and genre: Endymion follows guide and former soldier Raul Endymion on a river journey to protect young Aenea, a girl whose destiny may challenge the far-reaching power of the Church and the TechnoCore, while The Rise of Endymion concludes their odyssey with a galaxy-spanning struggle over resurrection technology, faith, and human evolution.

Genre/subjects: Space opera, far-future science fiction, interstellar travel, artificial intelligences, religion and empire, prophecy, rebellion, and coming-of-age themes.

Intended audience: Adult readers of ambitious science fiction epics, fans of Dan Simmons and the Hyperion novels, and collectors of modern Gollancz paperback editions.

Notes: Please review all photos for views of the front and back covers, spines, page edges, copyright pages, and sample interior pages for both books in this lot.