Discover the stunning conclusion to Stephen Fry”sinternationally bestselling Greek myths series. InOdyssey, thehero”s toughest journey is finding his way back home.

”A sweeping, engrossing story” – i

”Outstandingly entertaining quartet of books . . . Fry breathes contemporaryrelevance into these ancient tales” Observer
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Wily Odysseus, King of Ithaca, has won Troy for the Greeks after a decade ofbrutal, bloody warfare. But now this warrior remembers he is a husband andfather and his gaze turns longingly towards home.

Setting sail with a small fleet, Odysseus dreams of soon lying in the arms ofhis beloved wife Penelope, and of teaching his son Telemachus the ways of awarrior. However, the gods laugh at the foolish hopes of mortals.

And, angered by this upstart, Poseidon God of the ocean realms curses ourhero to wander the seas for ten long years.

Encountering one-eyed giants, six-headed monsters, terrible storms, titanicwhirlpools, hypnotic sirens, seductive witches and jealous goddesses, Odysseusis tempted and tormented beyond any mans endurance.
Yet he is no mere mortal and the lure of his wife and son draws him, step bystep, stroke by stroke, ever closer to home and his ultimate destiny . . .

A tale of love and longing, return and redemption, home and hope, StephenFrysOdysseysees the author and national treasure weave thefinal threads of the fabulous story begun in the worldwide bestseller,Mythos,intoan astonishing and mesmerising tapestry for the ages.

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Praise for Stephen Fry”s Greek Myths series:

”Fry is at his story-telling best . . . the gods will be pleased”TheTimes

”Brilliant . . . all hail Stephen Fry”Daily Mail

”A head-spinning marathon of legends”Guardian

”A rollicking good read”Independent

”An Olympian feat. The gods seem to be smiling on Fry – his myths aredefinitely a hit”Evening Standard