The postmodern, dystopian novel "Achilles" brings to culmination any man-made threat: the obliteration of the United States by nu-clear missiles. In the middle of it all: NSA hacking specialist Seneca, strategist Dogen, and superhuman Achilles. What is the significance of these three people with regard to this approaching apocalypse and what is the significance of Baba Yaga, Helena and Calisto? The escape to Mexico is apparently the only so-lution. Will this escape succeed?