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Olympos

By: Dan Simmons
Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
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Summary

Beneath the gaze of the gods, the mighty armies of Greece and Troy met in fierce and glorious combat, scrupulously following the text set forth in Homer's timeless narrative. But that was before 21st-century scholar Thomas Hockenberry stirred the bloody brew, causing an enraged Achilles to join forces with his archenemy, Hector, and turn his murderous wrath on Zeus and the entire pantheon of divine manipulators; before the swift and terrible mechanical creatures that catered for centuries to the pitiful idle remnants of Earth's human race began massing in the millions, to exterminate rather than serve.

And now all bets are off.

©2005 Dan Simmons (P)2014 Audible Inc.

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Quite a disapointment

Would you try another book written by Dan Simmons or narrated by Kevin Pariseau?

Yeah, his Hyperion saga was excelent.

Has Olympos put you off other books in this genre?

No.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Kevin Pariseau?

Yeah

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Olympos?

Oh man, lots and lots. It was to islamophobic, too rightwing, hostile towards women - and ultimatly dos not answer any of the interesting questions from the first book.

Any additional comments?

Yeah, read the hyperion saga - ifinetly better and a much more satisfying read.

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Pretty close to great

Very clever and imaginative story, intelligently tying together old and new stories with a unique narrative. I definitely recommend this title. The slight disappointments are where it left me with regards to key characters, hopefully this is because other books will tell continue those stories. Another was the inclusion of the Anti Semitic inferences, not sure what this added other than to apportion blame within a fiction unnecessarily; this story line just seemed a bit ham-fisted in an otherwise delightfully entertaining book.

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A space opera like no other

This book managed to weave characters from history into an amazing story set across different planets. At each stage it kept you wanting to find out the fates of these characters and kept you hooked until the last page. Thoroughly recommend.

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Wonderful

I love the book when reading it years ago and I loke the audio book. Kept me company on my commute.
The narration is very good

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Just outstanding

Iliad then Olympos.
Amazing
Too much to describe, bereft now it’s finished!
Must read now!

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A confused mess

I just don't get it. Presumably Dan Simmons' many fans do, but I thought this was awful. I persevered in the hope that it would somehow come together in the end, but ultimately it did not reward the hours invested.

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Cracking sequel, to a classic

An excellent follow up to the madness & chaos of Ilium, thoroughly enjoyed. Well read by the narrator.

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Best books I've ever read. An incredible sequel!

Absolutely loved this book. A perfect mixture of fantasy and Sci fi. Ilium was so good I was worried about being let down by the sequel, but it didn't disappoint.

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Incredible story. So multifaceted.

Incredible story, how Simmons manages to weave sci fi and the classics together I will never know. This and the first book Ilium are modern classics. A must for any sci fi or indeed classics fans also.

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Great Book, great performance

I loved Illium and Olympus both;
The books are fantastic and I enjoyed reading them previously myself.
This Audible version was even better, the narration was excellent. While other reviews had issues with the dry tone of the narrator I found it perfectly fitting the material and loved every minute of it.

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