Ilium vs Olympos: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Greek Gods, Gods, Imaginary wars and battles, Greek Mythology, Time Travel, Mythology

Cover of Ilium

Ilium Dan Simmons · 2003 ★★★★☆ 4.0 352 pages · ≈ 6 h 31 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Olympos

Olympos Dan Simmons · 2005 ★★★★☆ 4.0 891 pages · ≈ 16 h 30 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Ilium is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 16 for Olympos.

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