Books like hyperion cantos

TheHyperion Cantosis a series of science fiction novels by Dan Simmons. The title was originally used for the collection of the first pair of books in the series,HyperionandThe Fall of Hyperion, and later came to refer to the overall storyline, includingEndymion,The Rise of Endymion, and a number of short stories. More narrowly, inside the fictional storyline, after the first volume, the Hyperion Cantos is an epic poem written by the character Martin Silenus covering in verse form the events of the first book.

Of the four novels,Hyperionreceived the Hugo and Locus Awards in 1990;The Fall of Hyperionwon the Locus and British Science Fiction Association Awards in 1991; andThe Rise of Endymionreceived the Locus Award in 1998. All four novels were also nominated for various science fiction awards.