The best up-dating of the Trojan War by miles is Dan Simmons’ Ilium: the Iliad restaged on 30th century Mars by nano-enhanced super-humans (aka the gods). A plus is that the novel also features dinosaurs.
Yes, Olympos is equally good. Anyone with an interest in the Trojan War who hasn’t read them has such a treat in store.
The best up-dating of the Trojan War by miles is Dan Simmons’ Ilium: the Iliad restaged on 30th century Mars by nano-enhanced super-humans (aka the gods). A plus is that the novel also features dinosaurs.— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) February 17, 2018
Yes, Olympos is equally good. Anyone with an interest in the Trojan War who hasn’t read them has such a treat in store. https://t.co/mZ2Ibkm4yi— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) February 17, 2018
I'm not quite as enthusiastic about these books as Tom Holland. In fact, in 2016 I put these books on my list of 10 Worst Books: Fiction.
But... on reflection, I was probably a bit too hard on these books.
I was ultimately disappointed by the ending. And that disappointment colored how I remembered the books as a whole. But, I really enjoyed the books as I was reading them. Dan Simmons definitely held my attention while I was reading him, and he did a very good job at re-writing the Iliad.
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