Odysseus begins where Homer’s Odyssey leaves off, and recounts the Greek hero’s final quest to settle his debt with the god Poseidon. He must travel to many cities carrying a wooden oar, find a land that knows no salt, and offer a sacrifice to the god on the site where a stranger asks the purpose of the oar. During his perilous journey he becomes involved in the intrigues swirling among the great Trojan War veterans and their heirs, and must also protect his own family and kingdom. Written in a poetic style reminiscent of the Homeric past, Odysseus is Book One of the epic trilogy On the River of Time, which examines three figures – one mythical, one historical, and one fictional – from different time periods spanning almost three thousand years: Odysseus in Greece; Spenser, the poet, in Ireland; and Archer, a renegade actor/director in Canada.
Reviews
DartFrog calls this book, "Exciting, suspenseful, and expertly crafted, Homer would be pleased by author Carl Hare’s extension of the original Odyssey. If you are a Game of Thrones enthusiast and you like to read, Odysseus: On The River of Time is for you."
– DartFrog Books
“This book is certainly epic in scope and style, and it also has the essential virtue of being excellent story-telling.”
– Allan Briesmaster, poet
“I never thought I would truly enjoy epic poetry again ….”
– Gary Potter
“A magnificent book. I am overwhelmed … every page captured me and I found it ringing in my head as you maintained style and rhythm throughout. The characters lived.”
– Ann Saddlemyer, Master Emerita, Scholar of Irish Theatre and Poetry & Master of Massey College
Author(s)
Carl Hare
Carl Hare in his long career has been a professor, actor, director, playwright, and poet. Odysseus, Book One of his trilogy On the River of Time, was published in paperback in the spring of 2017, and Spenser, Book Two of the trilogy, was published in paperback in 2018.