World Mythology Books: Greek and Roman

Title: The Odyssey
Author: Homer
Description: I own a number of translations of Homer, and the Rieu/Jones translations of The Odyssey and The Iliad are among my favourite (the others are Albert Cook's and Mandelbaum's translation of The Odyssey). I like all these better than the Fagles since they are more faithful to the original text. If you order this book, grab yourself a Cliff Notes just so you get the necessary background info so it all makes sense.
Date: April 29, 2003
Price: $9.60 - Click to Order

Title: Olympos
Author: Dan Simmons
Description: Welcome back to the Trojan War gone round the bend. Hector and Achilles have joined forces against the Olympic Gods. Back on a future Earth, assorted creatures from Shakespeare's The Tempest get ready to rumble in a winner-takes-the-universe battle royale. And amid it all, a group of confused mere mortals with their classically trained robot allies (from Jupiter no less) race across time and space to keep from getting squashed as the various Titans of the Western Canon square off.
Date: June 28, 2005
Price: $18.94 - Click to Order