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Embark on one of the greatest adventures ever told, the epic journey of Odysseus, hero of Ancient Greece. . .

"McCaughrean's fine retelling of Odysseus' wanderings is a heroic tale in the truest sense of the world. It captures all the drama and bloodcurdling action of the original work while making the story accessible to young people in language that is still vigorous and expressive... Read Full Overview

"McCaughrean's fine retelling of Odysseus' wanderings is a heroic tale in the truest sense of the world. It captures all the drama and bloodcurdling action of the original work while making the story accessible to young people in language that is still vigorous and expressive... Read Full Overview

Odysseus turned his eyes from the still-smoking ruins of Troy and thought of home. But the journey would be long to the three-island kingdom of Ithaca, and there would be many dangers to overcome--the Lotus-eaters and the cloying nectar of their deadly fruit; the hungry one-eyed... Read Full Overview

One of the supreme masterpieces of world literature, the Homeric saga of the shipwrecks, wanderings, and homecoming of the master tactician Odysseus encompasses a virtual inventory of the themes and attitudes that have shaped Western culture. The tale of Odysseus' s encounters... Read Full Overview