The Odyssey is the story of Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca, on his way home from fighting in the Trojan War. His journey takes ten years – on the high seas, he enounters the cyclops, the lotus-eaters, the alluring sirens as well as the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece that readers have come to know and love.
Shipwrecks, battles, monsters, threats natural and supernatural – Odysseaus must keep his wits if he is to reach home safely.
Author Biography
Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director. He rose
to fame alongside Hugh Laurie in A Bit of Fry and Laurie (which he co-wrote
with Laurie) and Jeeves and Wooster, and was unforgettable as General Melchett
in Blackadder. He has hosted over 180 episodes of QI, and has narrated all
seven of the Harry Potter novels for the audiobook recordings. He is the
bestselling author of four novels – The Stars' Tennis Balls, Making History,
The Hippopotamus and The Liar – as well as three volumes of
autobiography – Moab is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles and More Fool Me.
Mythos and Heroes, his retelling of the Greek myths, are both Sunday Times
bestsellers.
