Ilium book review7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This book doesn't seem to be quite as complicated as Hyperion books or as long-winded as I found Endymon books. The writing is smooth and literate, the plot compelling and the characters engaging. After you get past page 125 or so the pace really picks up. There are three separate story lines that converge by the end.Įven though it took about 100 pages or so to get hooked, once there I found it hard to put this book down. It has sentient robots from Jupiter's moon who spout Shakespeare and Proust, a pastorial, illiterate, pet population of humans on earth, post-humans in space, Greek Gods re-enacting Troy with modern historian commentators on Mars, mysterious controllers, a Wandering Jew.and it all works. I have seen it listed in some threads in the Fantasy Forum. This book may be more Science Fiction than Fantasy, but I think both groups will like it. So, when I read "Ilium" I enjoyed it so much I thought I would pass it along. I have gotten so many wonderful recommendations form this board, particularly during my dry periods. ![]()
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