{"product_id":"odyssey-2","title":"Stephen Fry: Odyssey [2025] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the stunning conclusion to Stephen Fry's internationally bestselling Greek myths series. In \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, the hero's toughest journey is finding his way back home.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003cb\u003e-- \u003c\/b\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\u003cb\u003eA tale of love and longing, return and redemption, home and hope, Stephen Fry's \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e sees the author and national treasure weave the final threads of the fabulous story begun in the worldwide bestseller, \u003ci\u003eMythos,\u003c\/i\u003e into an astonishing and mesmerising tapestry for the ages.\u003c\/b\u003e\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\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fry, Stephen","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50945346306387,"sku":"9781405948425","price":11.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":54076325593427,"sku":"XV81405948425","price":7.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/stephen-fry-fry-stephen-odyssey-2025-paperback-9781405948425-1161531011.jpg?v=1782233233","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/odyssey-2","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}