King Telemachus: Volume 1: Royal Alliances

by Milton Stern

In this new sequel to The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus and Penelope have died a year after his return to Ithaca, leaving Telemachus to rule the island at a time when the Achaean city-states are preparing to fulfill their dream of a unified Greece.

King Telemachus must secure a strategic marriage, and he prefers having a happy union as well, which is why visitors and old friends arrive in Ithaca to pursue him; however, two who arrive aim to destroy him.

Will he find a wife? Will he find happiness? Will alliances be formed? Will he retain his throne? Will his life be in danger?

Will he incur the wrath of the Gods?

There wouldn’t be a story about this family without the meddling of the Gods, who often treat mortals as their human playthings.

193 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 4, 2024