[1] The Rise of Endymion is set more than 275 years after the fall of the Hegemony of Man, an interstellar organization connected by farcaster portals.

On Pacem, Lenar Hoyt (now known as Pope Urban XVI) announces a new Crusade against the Ousters.

Father de Soya finds the murder of Ouster children unconscionable, and he mutinies.

Travel to the Buddhist planet T'ien Shan creates a 5-year time debt, and Aenea is 21 when she and Raul reunite.

Aenea transfers the Consul's ship away from T'ien Shan through freecasting, using the Void to travel without a portal.

There Raul meets Het Masteen and Fedmahn Kassad, two of the Hyperion pilgrims who had died in alternate timelines.

Aenea, Raul, many other humans, and the Shrike escape on a treeship captained by Het Masteen.

Aenea freecasts to many star systems, dropping off passengers who will continue spreading her communion.

At the moment of her death, Aenea's thoughts were broadcast to most of humanity through the Void, creating a widespread rebellion against the Pax and the TechnoCore.

[2] Publishers Weekly praised its action sequences, but criticized its overly complex plot and Aenea's unclear explanation of her purpose.