{"product_id":"odyssey-9781405948425","title":"Odyssey","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Stephen Fry\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDiscover the stunning conclusion to Stephen Fry''s internationally bestselling Greek myths series. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, the hero''s toughest journey is finding his way back home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A sweeping, engrossing story'' - i\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Outstandingly entertaining quartet of books . . . Fry breathes contemporary relevance into these ancient tales'' Observer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWily 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSetting 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd, angered by this upstart, Poseidon – God of the ocean realms – curses our hero to wander the seas for ten long years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEncountering 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.\u003cbr\u003eYet 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA tale of love and longing, return and redemption, home and hope, Stephen Fry’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e sees the author and national treasure weave the final threads of the fabulous story begun in the worldwide bestseller, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMythos,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e into an astonishing and mesmerising tapestry for the ages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Stephen Fry''s Greek Myths series:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Fry is at his story-telling best . . . the gods will be pleased'' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTimes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Brilliant . . . all hail Stephen Fry'' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A head-spinning marathon of legends'' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A rollicking good read'' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIndependent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An Olympian feat. The gods seem to be smiling on Fry - his myths are definitely a hit'' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45848103026839,"sku":"9781405948425","price":455.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781405948425.webp?v=1769297528","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/odyssey-9781405948425","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}