Ilium book 1 · 2003
Ilium
Thomas Hockenberry, a classics scholar brought back to life thousands of years after his death, is made to observe the Trojan War for beings who live as the Greek gods on Mars. Meanwhile, robotic explorers from Jupiter come to investigate.
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Book facts
- Author
- Dan Simmons
- Series
- Ilium, book 1 of 2
- Published
- 2003
- Setting
- Set in Mars and Troy
- Characters charted
- 2
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Ilium
2 recurring or key characters from Dan Simmons’s chart. Introduces Thomas Hockenberry and Mahnmut.
Lead 1
- Thomas HockenberryFirst appearanceClassical scholar observing the Trojan War
Major 1
- MahnmutFirst appearanceMoravec explorer