First published 2008
Troy lies in ruins after ten years of siege, but victory brings no peace to the Greek commanders. Femio, a bard from Ithaca, tells the bitter story of their homecoming. Agamemnon returns to Mycenae with Cassandra and Trojan treasure, only to face his wife Clytemnestra, whose rage burns hot over their daughter Iphigenia's sacrifice. His brother Menelaus must decide what to do with Helen, the woman whose beauty sparked the war. Odysseus, the story's central figure, cannot bear to return home. The slaughter he engineered through his cunning has broken something inside him. He believes himself unworthy of his wife Penelope and son Telemachus. Storms drive his ship across unknown seas, but his inner turmoil proves harder to navigate. His journey takes him to the world's edge and into the depths of his own damaged spirit before a mysterious release finally allows him to complete his voyage home.
Genres: mythology, historical-fiction, war, ancient, epic, classical-studies
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: damaged-hero, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Ithaca, Mycenae, Trojan
Period: Ancient, Trojan War
544 pages · Paperback · La Esfera De Los Libro
Content warnings: violence