Odysseus: The Oath: Book One

di Valerio Massimo Manfredi (Autore)

Pan Macmillan, 2014

Odysseus: The Oath is the first book in Valerio Massimo Manfredi's Odysseus epic. A man becomes a hero . . . As a young boy in Ithaca, Odysseus listens in wonder to his grandfather Autolykos, a man feared by many across the land as a ruthless fighter. He learns of his heritage and a lifelong passion is sparked: to become an adventurer and warrior. In Mycenae, he meets King Eurystheus and learns the terrible story of Hercules - the man with god-like strength who slaughtered his family and punished by the King to undertake impossible tasks to earn absolution. But is Eurystheus the man he says he is? When a child comes to Odysseus in the middle of the night, with another, very disturbing, version of what happened that fateful night, Odysseus embarks on the first of his extraordinary quests . . . So begins the epic story of Odysseus, the first of two volumes: an adventure of love, war, courage and heroism, weaving from a small rocky island in Greece, to the mighty fall of Troy.

• Autore: Valerio Massimo Manfredi
• Editore: Pan Macmillan
• Anno: 2014
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 384 p.
• Dimensioni: 203 x 127 mm
• Peso: 422 gr.
• EAN: 9781447231707

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