Hyperion Cantos

Dan Simmons's Hyperion Cantos begins with seven pilgrims travelling to the world of Hyperion to face the Shrike, a deadly creature bound up with the mysterious Time Tombs, each telling their own story on the way in the manner of The Canterbury Tales. The Fall of Hyperion completes their journey; Endymion and The Rise of Endymion are set nearly three centuries later and follow a new pair of heroes. Hyperion won the Hugo Award in 1990.