About “Olympos”
Olympos is a science fiction novel by American writer Dan Simmons, published in 2005. It is the final book in the Ilium/Olympos series, following the 2004 novel Ilium. The book incorporates literary references, drawing from Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Shakespeare's The Tempest, and other works such as Proust, James Joyce, Caliban upon Setebos, Shelley's Prometheus Unbound, Shakespearean poetry, William Blake, and Virgil's Aeneid. The story blends science fiction elements with classical literature, creating a complex narrative that intertwines myth and modern storytelling. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- First published
- 2005