- Paperback: 364 pages
- Publisher: Wildside Press; illustrated edition edition (March 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1587153548
- ISBN-13: 978-1587153549
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 16.2 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 567 g
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The World\'s Desire, coauthored with Andrew Lang, is the continuing story of Odyseus, who returns to Ithaca to find his home destroyed. Aphrodite orders him to go to Egypt to seek out the immortal Helen, whom he wooed before marrying Penelope. This book might be called The Further Adventures of Odysseus or The Odyssey, Part 2.
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Across the wide backs of the waves, beneath the mountains, and between the islands, a ship came stealing from the dark into the dusk, and from the dusk into the dawn. Read the first page
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One last grand adventure across the wine-dark sea, Jan 20 2012
By William Timothy Lukeman - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The World's Desire (Mass Market Paperback)
Have you ever wondered what happened to Odysseus after the conclusion of his epic journey home to Ithaca? Well, here's one possibility, offered in a rousing, glorious melange of fantasy, folklore & (pseudo-) history, by the creators of She & the many-colored Fairy Books, H. Rider Haggard & Andrew Lang.Thanks to Lin Carter & the fabled Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series, this unjustly neglected gem was reprinted to the delight of eager young readers after decades had passed. And while some classics don't always wear well with age, this novel had lost none of its appeal in the interim.
Odysseus is an older man now, the lone survivor of a plague that has swept away all that he knew & loved on Ithaca. Shifting his fealty from Athena to Aphrodite, he embarks on a new voyage, one that leads him to Egypt during the time of Moses. As an outsider, he brings a unique perspective to the Biblical tale -- and it never bogs down in too much Victorian piety, either. The emphasis is on story, first & foremost.
And what an exciting story it is! Haggard & Lang are in top form, giving us both spectacle & shrewd characterization. You'll even see references to their own works in passing, a knowing wink to the reader that never gets in the way of the story. It's just an added dash of color to an already vibrant tapestry.
While there are several reprints currently available, the out-of-print Ballantine edition offers their typically lush cover art & an enthusiastic introduction by editor Lin Carter. But whatever edition you get, I don't think you'll be disappointed. Recommended!
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