The Odyssey: The Voyage and What It Means (Pre-order)

The whole Odyssey in 24 illustrated chapters, one for each of Homer’s books, and what each one still asks of us.

This is the Odyssey for people who have not read it since school and for those who never stopped. Each chapter opens on a full-page original illustration, bold flat colour in the manner of the great travel monographs, and pairs it with a short passage from Homer, a plain-English account of what happens, and one page of reflection on what the episode means for a life today: leaving, temptation, loyalty, patience, pride, grief, and the long work of coming home.

Inside the book

• 24 illustrated chapters, one per book of the Odyssey, from the assembly of the gods to the peace on Ithaca.
• The passage, the story, the meaning: three short pieces per chapter plus one line to keep, made to be read in ten minutes or an evening.
• Portrait hardcover, 8.5 x 11 in, 110 pages, printed on heavy matte art paper. Made to sit open on a table.

Who it is for

• The reader who loves the story and wants to hold it.
• The person you know who is in the middle of their own long voyage home.
• Fathers, teachers, graduates, and anyone who has ever been told to keep going.

Pre-order

• First edition limited to 999 numbered copies. First printing ships at the end of September. Order now to secure your number.
• Pair it with The Voyage of Odysseus framed map for the complete gift.

Original text and illustrations by Ithaka Editions, built on Homer’s public-domain epic. Not affiliated with any film or studio.