Troy has fallen. After ten years of war, 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 to his destiny . . .
| ISBN-13: | 9780241486368 |
| ISBN-10: | 024148636X |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Limited |
| Publication date: | 2024-09-26 |
| Pages: | 407 |
| Author: | Stephen Fry |
| Language: | en |
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