[Sa'ar Chasm]

I've read a rewrite of the Canterbury Tales in the form of the Hyperion Cantos, a sci-fi pair of duologies by Dan Simmons. The first volume parallels the original Tales: several pilgrims travelling somewhere while telling their personal stories, set against a highly-technological future. The second novel goes a bit beyond that (revealing that the author has something of a Keats fetish, as well as an unhealthy obsession with Catholicism). The further on you go, you notice that there's a distinct parallel to the Terminator movies as well. Simmons is stealing from all over the map.

I recommend them, for the take on the progress of technology and society if nothing else.