Obviously based on The Iliad this huge story blends Science Fiction with literal influences from Homer and Shakespeare. The true genius here is how he makes it all work. An amazing work.

One of the most ambitious books I've ever read! Simmons delivers in every possible way!

Great stuff, especially for us Homer aficionados. While Simmon's sf epic is anything but short, his mixture of Homer's heroic poem with Shakespeare, Proust, quantum mechanics, robots, and posthumans makes for an eclectic and smart novel.