Book review - King of Ithaca
July 3rd, 2008
Sarah Clarke of The Torbay Bookshop reviews the latest releases.
The Greek myths have inspired many retellings through the centuries but may reach a whole new readership in Glyn Iliffe’s King of Ithaca. It is the first in a three part series based on the adventures of Odysseus and the characters from Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey and starts off with a young Odysseus travelling to Sparta to pay suit to Helen of Troy. Many adventures later he sails home to reclaim his homeland accompanied by his new wife Penelope. Plenty of action made it an enjoyable and at times exciting read and is sure to appeal to fans of Conn Iggulden and Valerio Massimo Manfredi.
King of Ithaca, Glyn Iliffe, Macmillan, £12.99, 9780230529236
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