트로이의 함락 후, 이타카의 왕 오디세우스는 고향이자 그의 충실한 왕비 페넬로페를 향해 항해를 떠난다. 그러나 분노한 신들은 그에게 10년이라는 긴 세월 동안 바다를 방황하도록 저주를 내립니다. 거인과 괴물들에게 고통받고, 마녀와 여신들의 유혹을 받으면서도, 오디세우스는 집으로 조금씩 더 가까워지기 위해 필사적인 투쟁을 벌입니다. 그를 기다리는 것은 그의 전사 소문에도 굴하지 않고 자리를 지키는 페넬로페입니다. 하지만 이 왕비 역시 자신만의 고통을 견뎌내고 있습니다. 그녀의 손을 잡고 왕좌를 차지하려는 젊은 구혼자들의 대군이 그녀를 압박해 오는데… 

 WHEN GODS TURN VENGEFUL, ONLY THE BRAVE CAN DEFY FATE AND FIND THEIR WAY HOME Discover Stephen Fry's epic re-telling of the Odyssey for the 21st century 'Relatable and full of humour . . . Odyssey brings [the] four-book sequence satisfyingly to a close' GUARDIAN 'Outstandingly entertaining quartet of books . . . Fry breathes contemporary relevance into these ancient tales' OBSERVER 'Odyssey completes his Greek Myths series in marvellous fashion. . . Fry, a born storyteller, succeeds again in making the ancient stories accessible' IRISH INDEPENDENT -- After the fall of Troy, wily Odysseus, King of Ithaca, sails for home and his steadfast queen Penelope. However, 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. Awaiting 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 . . . -- Praise for Stephen Fry's Greek Myths series: 'Fry is at his story-telling best . . . the gods will be pleased' The Times 'Brilliant . . . all hail Stephen Fry' Daily Mail 'A head-spinning marathon of legends' Guardian 'A rollicking good read' Independent 'An Olympian feat. The gods seem to be smiling on Fry - his myths are definitely a hit' Evening Standard Sunday Times bestseller, October 2024