In doing so, they change the course of human - and non-human - history. A band of Archons - members of the usually invisible ruling caste - enter the makeshift theater and join the audience. A routine performance of Much Ado About Nothing is in progress when an unprecedented event occurs. The story begins on the planet known as 25-25-261B, a regular stop on the players' interstellar tour. Against this backdrop, Simmons introduces the Earth's Men, a wandering troupe of players dedicated to presenting the works of Shakespeare to every accessible corner of the settled universe. The scattered human remnants occupy the lowest rung of a Gnostic hierarchy that dominates both their secular and spiritual lives. Earth, drained of its oceans and populated largely by the dead, is little more than a distant memory. Muse of Fire takes place in a remote future age in which the human enterprise has all but ground to a halt. His latest, a novella-length tale of startling originality, beautifully embodies these qualities, reaffirming Simmons's position as one of the finest storytellers of our time. Since the publication of Song of Kali in 1985, Dan Simmons has produced a substantial body of fiction notable for its vigor, variety, and sheer imaginative reach.
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