{"product_id":"the-odyssey-a-graphic-novel-deluxe-edition-9781536254525","title":"The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel: Deluxe Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith bold imagery and an ear tuned to the music of Homer’s epic poem, award-winning graphic artist Gareth Hinds reinterprets the ancient classic as it’s never been told before. A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, now in a sumptuous collectible edition with new cover design, gold foil, and painted edges.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gareth Hinds brings \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e to life in a masterful blend of art and storytelling. Vivid and exciting, this graphic novel is a worthy new interpretation of Homer’s epic.” —Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFresh from his triumphs in the Trojan War, Odysseus, king of Ithaca, wants nothing more than to return home to his family. Instead, he offends the sea god, Poseidon, who dooms him to years of shipwreck and wandering. Battling man-eating monsters, violent storms, and the supernatural seductions of sirens and sorceresses, Odysseus will need all his strength and cunning—and a little help from Mount Olympus—to make his way home and seize his kingdom from the schemers who seek to wed his queen and usurp his throne. Gareth Hinds masterfully reinterprets a story of heroism, adventure, and high action that has been told and retold for more than 2,500 years—though never quite like this.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781536254525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Candlewick Press,U.S.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Massachusetts, United States\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 27.3(H)x17.8(L)x2.6(W)1106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 1106\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eGareth Hinds \u003c\/b\u003eis the acclaimed creator of many graphic novels based on literary classics, including \u003ci\u003ePoe\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Beowulf\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Macbeth\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Romeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e King Lear\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e. Gareth Hinds is a recipient of the Boston Public Library’s Literary Lights for Children award, and his illustrations have appeared in such diverse venues as the Society of Illustrators, the New-York Historical Society, and over a dozen published video games. Gareth Hinds lives in the DC area.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eHinds’s \u003cb\u003ebeautiful watercolors\u003c\/b\u003e skillfully capture the rosy-fingered dawn, the wine-dark sea, the land of the dead, and many other settings and characters that will inspire readers. …A welcome addition for fans of Homer’s original work and for newcomers to this classic story\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003espectacular \u003c\/b\u003egraphic novel.\u003cbr\u003e—Buffalo News\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003cb\u003efinely detailed, lovingly drawn\u003c\/b\u003e volume is worthy of any coffee table.\u003cbr\u003e—Florida Times­Union\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill attract your adventure loving boys and graphic novel fans. \u003cb\u003eThis adaptation belongs in every collection where the epic poem is studied\u003c\/b\u003e …This should fly off the shelves.\u003cbr\u003e—Library Media Connection,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHinds has beautifully adapted Homer’s Odyssey with pencil and watercolor illustrations. He makes use of several translations yet retains the essence of Homer’s tale. Eye-catching artwork on the front and back covers and the detailed Grecian urns on the end pages bring readers immediately into Hinds’s visual interpretation. \u003cb\u003eThe bright and colorful illustrations help make the classic epic poem accessible\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e—VOYA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith this graphic-novel interpretation, Hinds will hook some of those hold-outs who have thus far resisted the Odyssey’s lure…\u003cb\u003eoutstanding \u003c\/b\u003eindividuation of characters…lovingly developed flow between frames\u003cbr\u003e—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHinds follows in the footsteps of these earlier translators while soon finding his own path of \u003cb\u003eeloquence\u003c\/b\u003e. There is beauty and poetry in pages that have no words at all but instead pencil and watercolor drawings that transport us to turbulent seas where Poseidon looms over the hero as a man over a minnow.\u003cbr\u003e—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause Hinds chose to make his story as close an adaptation as possible, even down to researching various translations of the work, his graphic novel is \u003cb\u003ea good companion to a classroom or book club study of the original poem\u003c\/b\u003e… Hinds chooses a very realistic style, drawn in pencil and painted in watercolors. 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