Ilium vs Olympos: Which Should You Read?

Ilium Dan Simmons · 2003 ★★★★☆ 4.0 592 pages · ≈ 10 h 58 m · Moderate

“Rage. Sing, O Muse, of the rage of Achilles, of Peleus' son, murderous, mankiller, fated to die, sing of the rage that cost the Achaeans so many good men and sent so many vital, hearty souls down to the dreary House of Death.”

From the author of the Hyperion Cantos -- one of the most acclaimed popular series in contemporary science fiction -- comes a powerful epic of high-tech gods, human heroes, total war, and the extraordinary transcendence…

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

“Helen of Troy awakes just before dawn to the sound of air raid sirens.”

Beneath the gaze of the gods, the mighty armies of Greece and Troy met in fierce and glorious combat, scrupulously following the text set forth in Homer's timeless narrative. But that was before one observer --…