Olympos
Olympos by Dan Simmonsby Dan Simmons
Shares rank 135 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
Recommended for its considerable action, though one critic found it forgettable and another warned of odd post-9/11 material.
Recommended for its considerable action, though one critic found it forgettable and another warned of odd post-9/11 material.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Considerable action
“Work with considerably more action are Olympus and Ilium”
Comment from 27 Feb 2026 in “Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion, Song of Kali, dead at 77”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Weird post-9/11 content
“if you can stomach some weird post-9/11 shit”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Physicists Solve a Muon Mystery. Now, Old Results Don't Add Up” Forgettable, not memorable
“Olympus/etc was pretty forgettable”
Comment from 27 Feb 2026 in “Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion, Song of Kali, dead at 77”
Other science fiction novels people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Olymposby Dan SimmonsThis page | 3 | 1 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“if you can stomach some weird post-9/11 shit”
“Olympus/etc was pretty forgettable”
“Work with considerably more action are Olympus and Ilium”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.