Odyssey

<p><b>Discover the stunning conclusion to Stephen Fry''s internationally bestselling Greek myths series. In <i>Odyssey</i>, the hero''s toughest journey is finding his way back home.</b></p><p><br>''A sweeping, engrossing story'' - i<br><br>''Outstandingly entertaining quartet of books . . . Fry breathes contemporary relevance into these ancient tales'' Observer<br><br><b>-- </b><br><br>Wily Odysseus, King of Ithaca, has won Troy for the Greeks – after a decade of brutal, bloody warfare. But now this warrior remembers he is a husband and father – and his gaze turns longingly towards home.<br><br>Setting sail with a small fleet, Odysseus dreams of soon lying in the arms of his beloved wife Penelope, and of teaching his son Telemachus the ways of a warrior. However, the gods laugh at the foolish hopes of mortals.<br><br>And, angered by this upstart, Poseidon – God of the ocean realms – curses our hero to wander the seas for ten long years.<br><br>Encountering one-eyed giants, six-headed monsters, terrible storms, titanic whirlpools, hypnotic sirens, seductive witches and jealous goddesses, Odysseus is tempted and tormented beyond any man’s endurance.<br>Yet he is no mere mortal – and the lure of his wife and son draws him, step by step, stroke by stroke, ever closer to home and his ultimate destiny . . .<br><br><b>A tale of love and longing, return and redemption, home and hope, Stephen Fry’s <i>Odyssey</i> sees the author and national treasure weave the final threads of the fabulous story begun in the worldwide bestseller, <i>Mythos,</i> into an astonishing and mesmerising tapestry for the ages.</b><br><br>-- <br><br><b><u>Praise for Stephen Fry''s Greek Myths series:</u></b><br><br>''Fry is at his story-telling best . . . the gods will be pleased'' <i>The </i><i>Times</i><br><br>''Brilliant . . . all hail Stephen Fry'' <i>Daily Mail</i><br><br>''A head-spinning marathon of legends'' <i>Guardian</i><br><br>''A rollicking good read'' <i>Independent</i><br><br>''An Olympian feat. The gods seem to be smiling on Fry - his myths are definitely a hit'' <i>Evening Standard</i></p>