ILIUM by Simmons, Dan - 2003

New York: Eos Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2003. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Cover Art; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. The book is in Very Good+ to Near Fine - condition and has a Very Good+ to Near Fine- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends of the book covers. There are some beginning spots of discoloration to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. There is one small spot of discoloration tthe bottom edge of the text block. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright. There is one nick / rubbed spot to the top rear flap end. "Ilium is a science fiction novel by American writer Dan Simmons, the first part of the Ilium/Olympos cycle, concerning the re-creation of the events in the Iliad on an alternate Earth and Mars. These events are set in motion by beings who have taken on the roles of the Greek gods. Like Simmons' earlier series, the Hyperion Cantos, the novel is a form of "literary science fiction" which relies heavily on intertextuality, in this case with Homer and Shakespeare, as well as periodic references to Marcel Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu (or In Search of Lost Time) and Vladimir Nabokov's novel Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle. In July 2004, Ilium received a Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel of 2004." (from Wikipedia; Signed by Author .