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The rise of Endymion

After a prolonged decline, the Catholic Church receives a new lease of life when it discovers a way to resurrect the dead. Final volume in a multifaceted series on the far future.

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Main Author:	Simmons, Dan, 1948-2026 (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Bantam Books, 1997.
Series:	Simmons, Dan, 1948-2026. Hyperion series ; 4.
Subjects:	Pilgrims and pilgrimages > Fiction. Life on other planets > Fiction. Imaginary wars and battles > Fiction. Resurrection > Fiction. Science fiction.
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Summary:	After a prolonged decline, the Catholic Church receives a new lease of life when it discovers a way to resurrect the dead. Final volume in a multifaceted series on the far future.
Physical Description:	579 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:	9798217093953 9780553106527 055310652X 9780553572988 0553572989
Author Notes:	Science fiction writer Dan Simmons was born in East Peoria, Illinois in 1948. He graduated from Wabash College in 1970 and received an M. A. from Washington University the following year. Simmons was an elementary school teacher and worked in the education field for a decade, including working to develop a gifted education program. His first successful short story was won a contest and was published in 1982. His first novel, Song of Kali, won a World Fantasy Award, and Simmons has also won a Theodore Sturgeon Award for short fiction, four Bram Stoker Awards, and eight Locus Awards. He is also the author of the Hyperion series, and Simmons and his work have been compared to Herbert's Dune and Asimov's Foundation series. (Bowker Author Biography)