Science fiction Fantasy Classics 2006

Ilium by Dan Simmons

Published in Spanish as Ilion I

Taking the events and characters of the Iliad as his jumping- off point, Dan Simmons has created an epic of time travel and savage warfare.

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What it is

The life of someone made, not born · a world to get lost in

What happens in it

Retelling Artificial lives

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How it's told

Structure
A chorus of characters
Who tells it
Several voices
Its world
An invented world

Before you pick it up

Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like an old story told again
  • you want something big, with room to breathe
  • you're drawn to the dark side of people

Maybe not if…

  • you like to keep your feet on the ground
  • you're after something comforting

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