The universe of the Human Hegemony is under threat. Invasion by the warlike Ousters looms, and the mysterious schemes of the secessionist AI TechnoCore bring chaos ever closer. <br/><br/>On the eve of disaster, seven pilgrims set out on a quest for the legendary Time Tombs on Hyperion, home to the Shrike, part god and part killing machine with powers that transcend the limits of time and space. The pilgirm's have resolved to discover nothing less than the secrets of the universe itself.<br/><br/><b>About the Author</b><br/><br/> Dan Simmons, born in Illinois, Dan Simmons won the World Fantasy Award for his first novel <i>Song of Kali</i>. In 1990 <i>Hyperion</i>, the first book in the famous <i>Hyperion Cantos Series</i>, won the Hugo Award for Best Novel.