Odyssey (Stephen Fry`s Greek Myths Book 4)

READ THE FINAL BOOK IN STEPHEN FRY`S ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING GREEK MYTHS SERIES TELLING THE STORY OF THE ODYSSEYCAN A HERO FIND HIS WAY HOME?The most famous heroic story of all time, Odyssey is chock full of monsters, murder, maelstroms, gods, giants, wit, wisdom - and the most cunning hero of them all - Odysseus`Outstandingly entertaining quartet of books . . . Fry breathes contemporary relevance into these ancient tales . . . His wry sense of humour and natural gift for storytelling make for a highly engaging read` - ObserverSetting sail, hero Odysseus dreams of lying in the arms of his beloved wife Penelope, and of teaching his son Telemachus a warrior`s ways. However, gods toy with the desires of little mortals. Angered by this upstart`s presumption, Poseidon - God of the ocean realms - curses our hero to wander the seas for ten long years.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.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 destiny . . .A tale of love and longing, return and redemption, home and hope, Stephen Fry`s Odyssey sees the author and national treasure weave together the final fabulous threads of the tapestry begun in worldwide bestseller, Mythos. It is a story for the ages - and all ages.