About the book: 2005 / A new fantastic saga from the author of the great "Hyperion" ... Science fiction based on Homer's "Iliad" ... A book that Locus magazine called " a world of absolutely living characters, action, passion and intelligence,” and Interzone magazine – “an amazing exploration of the themes of courage, friendship, duty and death in the destinies of professional heroes.” Dean Koontz said it best about this amazing epic: “Dan Simmons is simply magnificent!»