The Adventures of Ulysses

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The legendary adventures of the Greek kings epic journey come to life in a modern retelling of The Odyssey thats an unmitigated delight (School Library Journal). In their ten-year siege of Troy the Greeks claim victory thanks to the cunning wit of Ulysses King of Ithaca who devised the infamous Trojan Horse. Now with the epic war finally finished Ulysses sets sail for homebut his journey will be long and arduous. Having angered Poseidon god of the sea Ulysses and his men are thrown off course by a raging storm and forced to wander the perilous world for another ten years. On his epic trek Ulysses must match wits and strength with man-eating Sirens a towering Cyclops the witch-goddess Circe and a slew of other deadly foes. Meanwhile in Ithaca his wife Penelope and son Telemachus contend with a rowdy mob of suitors who have taken over their home in an attempt to usurp the absent rulers place.