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Olympos

Olympos

DystopianMythology
Pages
704
Published
2005
Language
English

Synopsis

In a future where immortal 'post-humans' on Mars re-enact the Trojan War for their amusement, a 21st-century scholar named Thomas Hockenberry disrupts the ancient narrative. This leads to an enraged Achilles turning his wrath on the gods themselves. Meanwhile, on Earth, the last remnants of humanity face an existential threat as mysterious creatures called voynix begin to mass, signaling their ultimate annihilation.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

AdventurousTenseComplexIntellectual

Genres

Dystopian Mythology Science Fiction Space Opera Fantasy Time Travel Alternate History Post-Apocalyptic

About the author

D
Dan Simmons

Daniel Joseph Simmons (April 4, 1948 – February 21, 2026) was an American science fiction and horror writer. He was the author of the Hyperion Cantos and the Ilium/Olympos cycles, among other works which 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. He died in Longmont, Colo...

Characters

Thomas HockenberryProtagonist
AchillesProtagonist
ZeusAntagonist
HeraAntagonist
AthenaAntagonist
All characters in Olympos