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I am currently reading the last book of this trilogy, which I think is an endorsement in itself. This is a much softer version of Odysseus, but he is crafty, pragmatic, and has no time for trying to do things the “honorable way.” I recommend it, even if my most favorite version of Odysseus is probably in Ilium, by Dan Simmons. (How have I not written a review for Ilium? A wicked, scheming Odysseus who has much the same aims as this one in a far future, sci-fi universe.)
Gods and mortals collide in this spellbinding retelling of a legend from classic Greek mythology, the first in the epic Olympus Trilogy.
A prophecy condemns him, a goddess binds him, but wisdom can set Odysseus free . . .
Young Prince Odysseus is about to have his world torn apart. He has travelled to the oracle at Pytho to be anointed as heir to his island kingdom, but instead a terrible secret is revealed, one that tears down every pillar of his life and marks him out for death.
Outcast by his family and on the run, Odysseus is offered sanctuary by Athena, goddess of wisdom, and thrust headfirst into the secret war between the gods. But can his wits, and his skill as a warrior, keep him ahead of their power games—and alive?