{"product_id":"9781405948425-odyssey","title":"Odyssey","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHEN GODS TURN VENGEFUL, ONLY THE BRAVE CAN DEFY FATE AND FIND THEIR WAY HOME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover Stephen Fry's epic re-telling of the Odyssey for the 21st century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eRelatable and full of humour . Odyssey brings [the] four-book sequence satisfyingly to a close'\u003c\/b\u003e GUARDIAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eOutstandingly entertaining quartet of books . Fry breathes contemporary relevance into these ancient tales'\u003c\/b\u003e OBSERVER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eOdyssey completes his Greek Myths series in marvellous fashion. Fry, a born storyteller, succeeds again in making the ancient stories accessible'\u003c\/b\u003e IRISH INDEPENDENT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the fall of Troy, wily Odysseus, King of Ithaca, sails for home and his steadfast queen Penelope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, the angry gods curse him to wander the seas for ten long years. Tormented by giants and monsters, tempted by witches and goddesses, Odysseus battles to draw ever closer to home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAwaiting him is Penelope, defying reports of his death. But this queen endures her own tormentors – an army of young suitors eager to claim her hand and the throne .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Stephen Fry's Greek Myths series:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fry is at his story-telling best . the gods will be pleased' \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant . all hail Stephen Fry' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A head-spinning marathon of legends' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A rollicking good read' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An Olympian feat. The gods seem to be smiling on Fry - his myths are definitely a hit' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSunday Times bestseller, October 2024\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55249174954358,"sku":"9781405948425","price":9.63,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33736443.jpg?v=1744388395","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781405948425-odyssey","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}