Tales From The Odyssey Books In Publication Order
- The One-Eyed Giant (2002)
- The Land of the Dead (2002)
- Sirens and Sea Monsters (2003)
- The Gray-Eyed Goddess (2003)
- Return to Ithaca (2004)
- The Final Battle (2004)
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The One-Eyed Giant
When Odysseus must leave his home to fight in the Trojan War, he never imagines that he’ll be away from his family for so many years. Now, at long last, he is leading his men home across the seas. But many dangers await them and none is more terrifying than Polyphemus, the one eyed giant.
The Land of the Dead
Volume Two Includes: Book Three: Sirens and Sea Monsters Odysseus and his men have done what no other mortals have done: returned alive from the terrifying Land of the Dead. Armed with warnings and advice from the ghost of the prophet Tiresias, Odysseus is determined to finally sail home to Ithaca. But the enchantress Circe tells him the Greeks will face even more horrors on their journey, including an encounter with Scylla, the six headed monster, and Charybdis, the deadly whirlpool. Who will survive these terrors and how? Book Four: The Gray Eyed Goddess Odysseus is trapped on the island of the sea goddess, Calypso. The beautiful goddess wants him to forget his wife and son and marry her, but he is determined to return home. Back in Ithaca, Odysseus’ wife, Penelope, and son, Telemachus, desperately fend off suitors who want to marry Penelope in order to take control of Odysseus’ island. It is only with the help of the gray eyed goddess Athena that they can hope to ever become a family again.
Sirens and Sea Monsters
Odysseus and his men have done what no other mortals have done: returned alive from the terrifying Land of the Dead. Armed with warnings and advice from the ghosts of the prophet Tiresias, Odysseus is determined to finally sail home to Ithaca. But the enchantress Circe tells him that the Greeks will face even more horrors on their journey, including an encounter with Scylla, the six headed monster, and Charybdis, the deadly whirlpool. Who will survive these terrors and how? In this third of six books based on episodes from Homer’s Odyssey, Mary Pope Osborne continues the exciting adventures of one of the greatest heroes of all time.
The Gray-Eyed Goddess
For nearly twenty years, Odysseus has fought terrifying giants and monsters, weathered the loss of his men, and angered gods and goddesses. Now he is trapped on the island of the alluring sea goddess, Calypso. Back in Ithaca, his wife, Penelope, and their son, Telemachus, are desperately warding off the suitors who want to marry Penelope in order to take control of Odysseus’s island. Then a visit from a mysterious stranger gives Telemachus the courage to confront the suitors, and to head off in search of his long lost father. Could the stranger be the gray eyed warrior goddess, Athena?
Return to Ithaca
After seven years of captivity on Calypso’s island, Odysseus finds himself on the shores of yet another strange land. Meanwhile, his wife, Penelope, fears for their son, Telemachus. His enemies Penelope’s unwanted suitors plan to ambush and kill Telemachus upon his return from his journey to find Odysseus. But the family’s years of suffering come to an end, as father and son are reunited in a series of startling, strange, and magical events. Odysseus is finally home and now his revenge begins…
. In this series, Mary Pope Osborne retells thrilling stories from Homer’s Odyssey, one of the greatest epics of all time.
The Final Battle
After struggling against the gods and his fate for more than twenty years, Odysseus has returned to Ithaca at last. But things have changed: what used to be his island has been overrun by suitors who clamor for his wife’s hand in marriage and plague his son, Telemachus. With the help of the gray eyed goddess, Athena, Odysseus and Telemachus set out to regain control of Ithaca. In the last book of the series based on episodes from Homer’s Odyssey, Mary Pope Osborne brings one of the greatest adventures of all time to a dramatic climax.