Against the backdrop of the beginning of the interstellar war of mankind with Iskin and mutants, seven pilgrims headed for the anomalous Tombs of Time on the planet Hyperion. Their campaign is the very minimum impact that can have an impact on the fate of mankind. But how, neither they nor those who sent them know. Six of them tell their stories, to one degree or another connected with the merciless mechanical monster Shrike, who came from the future.