Thread: Anybody read Ilium by Dan Simmons yet? Is it any good?
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Old 13-October-2005, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by James_Digriz
Sounds interesting.
I read Ilium and Olympos.
Not bad. But I did not enjoy them as much as previous works, though I really love the moravecs.
The "science" behind the "fiction" is not particularly original.

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Originally Posted by gethen
I like Simmons in general, espcially Song of Kali, so I might pick this one up.
I liked this one, though it is not a happy reading.
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