The Ultimate Vampire Resource and Directory

The second half of the "Hyperion Cantos". While the universe teeters on the brink of interstellar war, a group of pilgrims having reached the Time Tombs on the planet Hyperion prepare for their eventual reckoning with the Shrike, a mythic creature also known as the God of Pain.
In the continuation of the epic adventure begun in Hyperion, the far future is resplendent with drama and invention. On the world of Hyperion, the mysterious Time Tombs are opening. And the secrets they contain mean that nothing, nothing anywhere in the universe will ever be the same.