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The epic FINAL chapter to Stephen Fry's outstanding retellings of the Greek Myths Troy has fallen. After 10 years of war, the Greeks make their way back to their own lands - but what homes now await them? Agamemnon must return to his wife Clytemnestra, who has been nursing her rage since he sacrificed their daughter to the gods for a favourable wind. Her revenge will know no bounds. Meanwhile, Odysseus has angered the god Poseidon and he is cursed to wander the seas, facing angry monsters and possessive demi-gods as he attempts to return to Ithaca and his patient, clever wife Penelope.

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Outstandingly entertaining quartet of books . . . Fry breathes contemporary relevance into these ancient tales. As with his previous titles, he combines scholarly research with a lightness of touch, and his wry sense of humour and natural gift for storytelling make for a highly engaging read * Observer * A sweeping, engrossing story * i * Imaginative * Daily Mail * Relatable and full of humour . . . Odyssey brings [the] four-book sequence satisfyingly to a close * Guardian * The familiar narrative bounds along in a chatty style, coloured with mildly revisionist insights into the characters * Daily Mail * Praise for Stephen Fry's Greek Myth retellings * - * A romp through the lives of ancient Greek gods. Fry is at his story-telling best . . . the gods will be pleased * The Times * A head-spinning marathon of legends * Guardian * An odyssey through Greek mythology. Brilliant - all hail Stephen Fry * Daily Mail * Fry's lively writing conveys his lifelong passion for Greek myths. A rollicking good read * Independent * Here, indeed, be monsters, myriad adventures and machinating gods. Fry is a personable and passionate narrator * Mail on Sunday * Makes the stories relatable without skimping on the gory details, or sacrificing the truths of the myth. It's rich, it's funny and you'll feel like you've learned a lot * Herald * Entertaining and edifying * Telegraph * Fry is a natural storyteller and his lively retellings make for an entertaining read * Observer *

Praise for Stephen Fry's Greek Myth retellings * - * A romp through the lives of ancient Greek gods. Fry is at his story-telling best . . . the gods will be pleased * The Times * A head-spinning marathon of legends * Guardian * An odyssey through Greek mythology. Brilliant - all hail Stephen Fry * Daily Mail * Fry's lively writing conveys his lifelong passion for Greek myths. A rollicking good read * Independent * Here, indeed, be monsters, myriad adventures and machinating gods. Fry is a personable and passionate narrator * Mail on Sunday * Makes the stories relatable without skimping on the gory details, or sacrificing the truths of the myth. It's rich, it's funny and you'll feel like you've learned a lot * Herald * Entertaining and edifying * Telegraph * Fry is a natural storyteller and his lively retellings make for an entertaining read * Observer *

A romp through the lives of ancient Greek gods. Fry is at his story-telling best . . . the gods will be pleased * The Times * A head-spinning marathon of legends * Guardian * An odyssey through Greek mythology. Brilliant - all hail Stephen Fry * Daily Mail * Fry's lively writing conveys his lifelong passion for Greek myths. A rollicking good read * Independent * Here, indeed, be monsters, myriad adventures and machinating gods. Fry is a personable and passionate narrator * Mail on Sunday * Makes the stories relatable without skimping on the gory details, or sacrificing the truths of the myth. It's rich, it's funny and you'll feel like you've learned a lot * Herald * Entertaining and edifying * Telegraph * Fry is a natural storyteller and his lively retellings make for an entertaining read * Observer *

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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 Liar, The Hippopotamus, Making History and The Stars' Tennis Balls - as well as three volumes of autobiography - Moab is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles and More Fool Me. Mythos, Heroes and Troy, his retelling of the Greek myths, are all Sunday Times bestsellers.

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