We may have another winner on our hands here. “ will leave most readers waiting breathlessly for the next installment.utterly addictive. The characters are interesting, mostly likeable and have enough dimensions and depth to be able to change and grow. ISBN: 0380978938 The Greek Gods prefer human fodder to serve as scribes rather than wasting energy by doing it. 'Illium' is a magnificent, cluttered, fascinating, clever, provocative adventure that I give 5 stars to despite its one fatal flaw: It is not a complete work, and while it starts a great story and sets up several puzzles and mysteries, the book's sequel, 'Olympos,' is an almost unsalvagable mess. Detailed plot synopsis reviews of Ilium Eos, Jul 2003, 25.95, 592 pp. On Earth, a small band of the few remaining humans pursues a lost past and devastating truth - as four sentient machines depart from Jovian space to investigate, perhaps terminate, the potentially.
On Earth, a small band of the few remaining humans pursues a lost past and devastating truth - as four sentient machines depart from Jovian space to investigate, perhaps terminate, the potentially catastrophic emissions emanating from a mountaintop miles above the terraformed surface of the Red Planet. Dan Simmons Booklist Dan Simmons Message Board. Possibly the best aspect of Simmons’ work, the character development and storytelling in Ilium keeps the reader hanging on as the novel shifts between the narratives, subtly stitching them together to build the history and mythology of his world. The Trojan War rages at the foot of Olympos Mons on Mars - observed and influenced from on high by Zeus and his immortal family - and twenty-first-century professor Thomas Hockenberry is there to play a role in the insidious private wars of vengeful gods and goddesses.
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