SF settings of Homer?

[Ted Nolan <tednolan>]

I just mentioned in another thread Lafferty's _Space Chantey_ which is an
SF setting of Homer's Odyssey, and that brought to mind the late Brian M.
Stableford's "Dies Irae" series, which was a setting of, hmm, I forget
exactly, but either "The Illiad", "The Odyssey" or maybe both.

Are there others? I mean there are many "Lots of people go to war" or
"Man tries to get home" stories, but are there more directly inspired
by Homer? Just as a first cut it seems I can think of more inspired
by Xenophon.

[Lynn McGuire]

Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>
I just mentioned in another thread Lafferty's _Space Chantey_ which is an
SF setting of Homer's Odyssey, and that brought to mind the late Brian M.
Stableford's "Dies Irae" series, which was a setting of, hmm, I forget
exactly, but either "The Illiad", "The Odyssey" or maybe both.
Are there others? I mean there are many "Lots of people go to war" or
"Man tries to get home" stories, but are there more directly inspired
by Homer? Just as a first cut it seems I can think of more inspired
by Xenophon.

"Illium" by Dan Simmons
https://www.amazon.com/Ilium-Dan-Simmons/dp/0380817926/

Here is my December 26, 2023 review published here:

"Book number one of a two book science fiction series. I read the well
printed and well bound MMPB published by Harper Torch in 2005 that I
bought new on Amazon. I have ordered book number two, "Olympos"."

"The far distant future is a total mess. Many thousands of years from
now, technology has run amuck with resurrected Allosauruses and Terror
Birds roaming the Earth. There are less than a million humans living on
Earth and they are pampered and spoiled by robot servitors. Every twenty
years, the humans are teleported up to the Firmary in orbit around Earth
for a two day checkup. On their hundredth year, they do not come back."

"Humanity has forked and the Posthumans live on a Terraformed Mars with
hundreds of thousands of regular humans unknowingly re-enacting The
Trojan War for their entertainment. The Posthumans call themselves Zeus,
Hera, Apollo, Aphrodite, and such."

"My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,054 reviews)"

Lynn

[Ted Nolan <tednolan>]

Post by Lynn McGuire

Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>
I just mentioned in another thread Lafferty's _Space Chantey_ which is an
SF setting of Homer's Odyssey, and that brought to mind the late Brian M.
Stableford's "Dies Irae" series, which was a setting of, hmm, I forget
exactly, but either "The Illiad", "The Odyssey" or maybe both.
Are there others? I mean there are many "Lots of people go to war" or
"Man tries to get home" stories, but are there more directly inspired
by Homer? Just as a first cut it seems I can think of more inspired
by Xenophon.

"Illium" by Dan Simmons
https://www.amazon.com/Ilium-Dan-Simmons/dp/0380817926/
"Book number one of a two book science fiction series. I read the well
printed and well bound MMPB published by Harper Torch in 2005 that I
bought new on Amazon. I have ordered book number two, "Olympos"."
"The far distant future is a total mess. Many thousands of years from
now, technology has run amuck with resurrected Allosauruses and Terror
Birds roaming the Earth. There are less than a million humans living on
Earth and they are pampered and spoiled by robot servitors. Every twenty
years, the humans are teleported up to the Firmary in orbit around Earth
for a two day checkup. On their hundredth year, they do not come back."
"Humanity has forked and the Posthumans live on a Terraformed Mars with
hundreds of thousands of regular humans unknowingly re-enacting The
Trojan War for their entertainment. The Posthumans call themselves Zeus,
Hera, Apollo, Aphrodite, and such."
"My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,054 reviews)"
Lynn

Thanks, I've not read any Simmons. I should probably start with the
Hyperion books, but I'll try to keep this in mind.

[Lynn McGuire]

Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>

Post by Lynn McGuire

Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>
I just mentioned in another thread Lafferty's _Space Chantey_ which is an
SF setting of Homer's Odyssey, and that brought to mind the late Brian M.
Stableford's "Dies Irae" series, which was a setting of, hmm, I forget
exactly, but either "The Illiad", "The Odyssey" or maybe both.
Are there others? I mean there are many "Lots of people go to war" or
"Man tries to get home" stories, but are there more directly inspired
by Homer? Just as a first cut it seems I can think of more inspired
by Xenophon.

"Illium" by Dan Simmons
https://www.amazon.com/Ilium-Dan-Simmons/dp/0380817926/
"Book number one of a two book science fiction series. I read the well
printed and well bound MMPB published by Harper Torch in 2005 that I
bought new on Amazon. I have ordered book number two, "Olympos"."
"The far distant future is a total mess. Many thousands of years from
now, technology has run amuck with resurrected Allosauruses and Terror
Birds roaming the Earth. There are less than a million humans living on
Earth and they are pampered and spoiled by robot servitors. Every twenty
years, the humans are teleported up to the Firmary in orbit around Earth
for a two day checkup. On their hundredth year, they do not come back."
"Humanity has forked and the Posthumans live on a Terraformed Mars with
hundreds of thousands of regular humans unknowingly re-enacting The
Trojan War for their entertainment. The Posthumans call themselves Zeus,
Hera, Apollo, Aphrodite, and such."
"My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,054 reviews)"
Lynn

Thanks, I've not read any Simmons. I should probably start with the
Hyperion books, but I'll try to keep this in mind.

All of the Dan Simmons books that I have read to date are somewhat of
slogs but, good slogs.

Lynn

[Robert Woodward]

Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>
I just mentioned in another thread Lafferty's _Space Chantey_ which is an
SF setting of Homer's Odyssey, and that brought to mind the late Brian M.
Stableford's "Dies Irae" series, which was a setting of, hmm, I forget
exactly, but either "The Illiad", "The Odyssey" or maybe both.
Are there others? I mean there are many "Lots of people go to war" or
"Man tries to get home" stories, but are there more directly inspired
by Homer? Just as a first cut it seems I can think of more inspired
by Xenophon.

_Cross the Stars_ by David Drake is an Odyssey takeoff (in the Hammer's
Slammers universe, Alois Hammer appears in one scene playing Zeus). BTW,
there was a sequel, _The Voyage_, that was an SF take on the Argonauts.

[Ted Nolan <tednolan>]

Post by Robert Woodward

Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>
I just mentioned in another thread Lafferty's _Space Chantey_ which is an
SF setting of Homer's Odyssey, and that brought to mind the late Brian M.
Stableford's "Dies Irae" series, which was a setting of, hmm, I forget
exactly, but either "The Illiad", "The Odyssey" or maybe both.
Are there others? I mean there are many "Lots of people go to war" or
"Man tries to get home" stories, but are there more directly inspired
by Homer? Just as a first cut it seems I can think of more inspired
by Xenophon.

_Cross the Stars_ by David Drake is an Odyssey takeoff (in the Hammer's
Slammers universe, Alois Hammer appears in one scene playing Zeus). BTW,
there was a sequel, _The Voyage_, that was an SF take on the Argonauts.
--
"We have advanced to new and surprising levels of bafflement."
Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan describes progress in _Komarr_.
‹-----------------------------------------------------

Ah, I generally like Drake, hopefully I'll get to this!

[Michael F. Stemper]

Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>
I just mentioned in another thread Lafferty's _Space Chantey_ which is an
SF setting of Homer's Odyssey, and that brought to mind the late Brian M.
Stableford's "Dies Irae" series, which was a setting of, hmm, I forget
exactly, but either "The Illiad", "The Odyssey" or maybe both.
Are there others? I mean there are many "Lots of people go to war" or
"Man tries to get home" stories, but are there more directly inspired
by Homer? Just as a first cut it seems I can think of more inspired
by Xenophon.

I'm not sure, as it's been twenty years since I last read it, but I think
that Laumer's _Galactic Odyssey_ is based on the appropriate bit of Homer.

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[Ted Nolan <tednolan>]

Post by Michael F. Stemper

Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>
I just mentioned in another thread Lafferty's _Space Chantey_ which is an
SF setting of Homer's Odyssey, and that brought to mind the late Brian M.
Stableford's "Dies Irae" series, which was a setting of, hmm, I forget
exactly, but either "The Illiad", "The Odyssey" or maybe both.
Are there others? I mean there are many "Lots of people go to war" or
"Man tries to get home" stories, but are there more directly inspired
by Homer? Just as a first cut it seems I can think of more inspired
by Xenophon.

I'm not sure, as it's been twenty years since I last read it, but I think
that Laumer's _Galactic Odyssey_ is based on the appropriate bit of Homer.
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Thanks! I suspect I read that one, but I'm getting no pings at all
from my memory.

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