Ilium (book)

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Ilium
AuthorDan Simmons
Cover artistGary Ruddell
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesIlium/Olympos
GenreScience fiction
PublisherHarperCollins, Eos imprint
Publication date
2003
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages731 (paperback edition)
ISBN0-380-97893-8
Followed byOlympos 

Ilium is a science fiction book that was written by Dan Simmons. It is the first part of the Ilium/Olympos cycle, and is about the re-creation of the events in the Iliad on Mars.

In July 2004, Ilium got the Locus Award for best science fiction novel of 2003. It was later nominated for the 2004 Hugo Award for best book.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. Hugo and Retro Hugo Nominations, archived from the original on 2004-05-14, retrieved 2008-02-22