Publisher's Synopsis
The story of Odysseus's journey to return to his homeland of Ithaca and reunite with his beloved Penelope may be familiar to readers of Homer's epic work The Odyssey. But when Odysseus, now Otis, is joined by an infusion of beloved storybook characters, the result is a mash-up of fantastical proportions.As the King of Ithaca attempts to return home after two years in the Trojan War, he finds himself challenged at every turn. Waylaid by pirates, taken captive and tortured, attacked by gigantic snakes, and stranded at the bottom of an ocean, Otis must call upon his determination and his unshakeable bonds to family to complete his heroic quest and return to his kingdom. Combining fairy tale characters such as Peter Pan, Aladdin, Pinocchio, and The Little Mermaid, author Cody Schlegel interweaves heroes and villains of epics and fairy tales into a brilliantly inventive, one-of-a-kind mystical adventure.
