Odyssey

<b>Brought to you by Penguin.<br /><br />A <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller<br /><br />The next book in Stephen Fry's acclaimed internationally bestselling Greek myths series telling the story of The Odyssey.</b><br /><br /><b>Sometimes the hardest journey is the way back home . . .</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. 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 /><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 />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.<br /><br />'With his distinctive narration, Fry brings warmth, exuberance and humour to these age-old stories, along with a range of voices...' <i>The Guardian </i><br /><br />'Fry is at his story-telling best . . . the gods will be pleased' <i>Times</i><br /><br />'Brilliant . . . all hail Stephen Fry' <i>Daily Mail</i><br /><br />© Stephen Fry 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024