Valerio Massimo Manfredi: Odysseus: Book One

Odysseus: Book One


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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.

(Jojo Moyes). "A superb tale. Five stars!" (Heat). A re-issue of a classic fantasy series, back in print for the first time in almost 10 years. By the mid sixth century of Ramusian reckoning the great struggle is approaching its climax. For the victor there will be supremacy; for the vanquished, cultural annihilation. Fighting that war, Corfe of Torunna will find that court intrigue can be as murderous as any martial foe. The monks Albrec and Avila will explode a bombshell of secret knowledge which will change the continent irrevocably. And Richard Hawkwood will return with the discovery of a New World. The sixth century is the crucible of history. The century of the soldier. Another spectacular novel of war and its consequences by bestselling author John Odysseus: Book One download book Marsden. Forget the Funniest Jokes Ever, Vols 1, 2, 3 and 4, this joke book presents the jokes you might be afraid to repeat to your closest friends, totally uncensored and hilariously illustrated. If you need an antidote to the politically correct madness that is par for the course today then why not give this highly amusing but highly offensive collection a go? We guarantee you won't find a single PC joke, and if you find one that even borders on inoffensive we might just give you your money back. That's 'might'. The wonderfully sick jokes include: * What's got one ball and fucks whores? Peter Sutcliffe's hammer. * What can turn a fruit into a vegetable? AIDS. * Did you hear about the blind circumciser? He got the sack. * Why do women always cry after sex? Mace.


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Author: Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Number of Pages: 400 pages
Published Date: 03 Jul 2014
Publisher: Pan MacMillan
Publication Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN: 9781447231707
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