The beloved Stephen Fry follows up the bestselling Troy with a hugely entertaining retelling of Odysseus' turbulent decade-long voyage home to Ithaca.
Pre-order the final book in Stephen Fry's acclaimed internationally bestselling Greek myths series telling the story of The Odyssey - can a hero find his way home?
Follow Odysseus after he leaves the fallen city of Troy and takes ten long dramatic years - battling monsters, the temptations of goddesses and suffering the curse of Poseidon - to voyage home to his wife Penelope on the island of Ithaca.
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780241486351
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 698 g
Dimensions: 242 x 162 x 39 mm
Odyssey completes his Greek Myths series in marvellous fashion. . . Fry, a born storyteller, succeeds again in making the ancient stories accessible, gently modernising the language and dotting his journey with explanatory and often amusing footnotes - Irish Independent
Relatable and full of humour . . . Odyssey brings [the] four-book sequence satisfyingly to a close - Guardian
Outstandingly entertaining quartet of books . . . Fry breathes contemporary relevance into these ancient tales. As with his previous titles, he combines scholarly research with a lightness of touch, and his wry sense of humour and natural gift for storytelling make for a highly engaging read - Observer
A sweeping, engrossing story - i
Imaginative - Daily Mail
The familiar narrative bounds along in a chatty style, coloured with mildly revisionist insights into the characters - Daily Mail
Accessible storytelling and Fry brings warmth, exuberance and humour. Hard to beat - Guardian
Praise for Stephen Fry's Greek Myth retellings - -
A romp through the lives of ancient Greek gods. Fry is at his story-telling best . . . the gods will be pleased - The Times
A head-spinning marathon of legends - Guardian
Stephen Fry returns with the last book in the Greek Myths series with his take on the Odyssey. I loved this book, the whole series has been great. I know the Greek myths but not in great detail so these books have... More
Having just enjoyed Mythos, I was a bit worried about diving straight into the last in Fry's Greek myths series without having read Heroes or Troy first. I needn't have worried. The equivalent of a TV series... More
If you know me… you probably know about my lifelong obsession with Greek Mythology. So, it’s no surprise that Steven Fry’s retellings are ones that always quickly end up on my shelves. I’m a snob, I love when a... More
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