by Dan Simmons · Nova · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466618984
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«Ilion I. El asedio» is the science fiction novel by Dan Simmons, published by Nova in paperback (368 pages, in Spanish).
It reinterprets the Iliad in a distant future: the siege of Troy takes place under posthuman gods with quantum technology, with Olympus on Mars. While the last humans live on Earth, the moravec robots observe the red planet and the scholar Thomas Hockenberry is revived to check whether the war matches Homer.
First part of the Ilium series, consisting of two installments. Finalist novel for the 2004 Hugo Award. The cover indicates it is the 2nd edition.
For science fiction readers who enjoy reinterpretations of the classics and the blend of mythology and futurism.
Daniel Joseph Simmons was an American science fiction and horror writer. He was the author of the Hyperion Cantos and the Ilium/Olympos cycles, among other works that span the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres, sometimes within a single novel. Simmons's genre-intermingling Song of Kali (1985) won the World Fantasy Award. He also wrote mysteries and thrillers, some of which feature the continuing character Joe Kurtz.
