The Consul

Character from Hyperion by Dan Simmons

The Diplomat — a man whose grandmother loved a spacefarer across time dilation, who governed Hyperion for eleven years, and who betrayed the Hegemony to the Ousters because he believed the Web had to fall.

Also known as: The Consul, The Diplomat

What They Know

• Former Governor of Hyperion — unnamed throughout the novels, defined by diplomatic role
• Ouster double-agent who activated the Time Tombs prematurely — caused the Fall of the WorldWeb
• Grandson of Merin Aspic and Siri — their love story across time dilation shapes his tale
• His wife Gresha and son Alon killed in the Battle of Bressia — grief drives his betrayal
• Plays Brahms on an antique Steinway piano — his only honest emotional expression
• Killed ~74 years after the Fall by Rhadamanth Nemes, TechnoCore assassin

Connections

• betrays — gladstone
• ally_of — kassad
• killed_by — nemes
• grandchild_of — siri

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