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Ilium (GOLLANCZ S.F.)
Dan Simmons
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Description for Ilium (GOLLANCZ S.F.)
Paperback. A compelling melding of ancient Greek mythology and space opera from one of SF's masters. Series: Gollancz S.F. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 41. Weight in Grams: 370.
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. Travellers from 40,000 years in the future return to Homer's Greece and rewrite history forever, their technology impacting on the population in a godlike fashion.
This is broad scope space opera rich in classical and literary allusion, from one of the key figures in 1990s world SF. Ilium marks a return to the genre for one of its greats.
Product Details
Publisher
Gollancz
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Gollancz S.F.
Condition
New
Number of Pages
656
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780575075603
SKU
V9780575075603
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99-50
About Dan Simmons
Dan Simmons won the World Fantasy Award for his first novel, SONG OF KALI,. inspired by his travels in India. In the 1990s he rewrote the SF rulebook with his Hyperion Cantos quartet. He has also written thrillers. Alongside his writing he maintains a career as a college lecturer in English Literature in the USA.
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