Return to Ithaca (Book 5) / After seven years of captivity on Calypso's island, Odysseus finds himself on the shores of yet another strange land. Meanwhile, his wife, Penelope, fears for their son, Telemachus. His enemies-Penelope's unwanted suitors-plan to ambush and kill Telemachus upon his return from his journey to find Odysseus. But the family's years of suffering come to an end, as father and son are reunited in a series of startling, strange, and magical events. Odysseus is finally home-and now his revenge begins. . . . In this series, Mary Pope Osborne retells thrilling stories from Homer's Odyssey, one of the greatest epics of all time. Mary Pope Osborne is the author of the best-selling series The Magic Tree House. She has also written many acclaimed retellings of myths, folktales, and works of historical fiction. She and her husband, writer Will Osborne, live in northeastern Connecticut.
