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On Earth, a post-technological group of humans, pampered by servant machines and easy travel via "faxing," begins to question its beginnings. Meanwhile, a team of sentient and Shakespeare-quoting robots from Jupiter's lunar system embark on a mission to Mars to investigate an increase in dangerous quantum fluctuations. On the Red Planet, they'll find a race of metahumans living out existence as the pantheon of classic Greek gods. These "gods" have recreated the Trojan War with reconstituted Greeks and Trojans and staffed it with scholars from throughout Earth's history who observe the events and report on the accuracy of Homer's Iliad. One of these scholars, Thomas Hockenberry, finds himself tangled in the midst of interplay between the gods and their playthings and sends the war reeling in a direction the blind poet could have never imagined.
Simmons creates an exciting and thrilling tale set in the thick of the Trojan War as seen through Hockenberry's 20th-century eyes. At the same time, Simmons's robots study Shakespeare and Proust and the origin-seeking Earthlings find themselves caught in a murderous retelling of The Tempest. Reading this highly literate novel does take more than a passing familiarity with at least The Iliad but readers who can dive into these heady waters and swim with the current will be amply rewarded. --Jeremy Pugh
Dan Simmons is the Hugo Award-winning author of Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion, and their sequels, Endymion and The Rise of Endymion. He has written the critically acclaimed suspense novels Darwin's Blade and The Crook Factory, as well as other highly respected works, including Summer of Night and its sequel A Winter Haunting, Song of Kali, Carrion Comfort, and Worlds Enough & Time. Simmons makes his home in Colorado.
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Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Rossbach, Jean-Sébastien (illustrator). Seller Inventory # 9782266149150
Book Description Condition: Neuf. Rossbach, Jean-Sébastien (illustrator). Seller Inventory # 9782266149150
Book Description Paperback. Condition: NEUF. Rossbach, Jean-Sébastien (illustrator). Imaginez que les dieux de l'Olympe vivent sur Mars. Ils se déplacent librement dans le temps et l'espace grâce à leurs pouvoirs quantiques. Leur plus grand plaisir, c'est la Guerre de Troie qui se joue sous leurs yeux. Pour y mettre un peu plus de piment, ils envoient des érudits terriens modifier les événements à leur gré, en gardant toutefois le récit d'Homère comme référence. Mais en orbite autour de Mars, de petits observateurs surveillent les jeux divins.Batailles grandioses, intrigues politiques et amoureuses, dialogues savoureux, une fresque passionnante qui mêle space opera et mythologie avec grand brio ! - Nombre de page(s) : 1 vol. (882 p.) - Poids : 462g - Langue : fre - Genre : Science fiction / Fantastique grand format. Seller Inventory # N9782266149150