I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this series, retelling the adventures of Odysseus in the first two books, Athena’s Champion – see my review here; and Oracle’s War – see my review here. So I was delighted to be able to get hold the final book, hoping it would do justice to this intelligent and gripping action-packed version of Odysseus’s adventures before the Trojan War kicked off… I am linking this to Wyrd and Wonder 2020.
BLURB: Prince Odysseus and the daemon Bria must penetrate the haunted caverns beneath Dodona, seeking a way to save their doomed nation, Achaea, from the might of Troy. The startling revelation that follows will set Odysseus on his most daunting mission yet, as he seeks to reunite the divided Achaean kingdoms before the rapacious Trojans strike. His journey will pit him against wrathful gods and legendary heroes, in a deadly contest for the hand of Helen of Sparta, the daughter of Zeus, 
upon whose choice the fate of Achaea rests…
Once again, I was swept up in Odysseus’s adventures, narrated in first person viewpoint, which helped to make it far more immediate. He comes across as a clever, resourceful character, though with a unique talent for annoying powerful people, who would like to see him dead. However, while I do think he makes an excellent main character, it is the worldbuilding and the Hair/Mayo take on what powers the gods and motivates them to act in the way they do that, for me, makes this series really stand out. It isn’t a new idea – the gods are only as powerful as the number of worshippers they can muster – but works extremely well in this series.
However, I would just mention that if you have somehow managed to get your hands on a copy of Sacred Bride without having first read the first two books, put it back on the shelf and read those first. As an experienced mid-series crasher, I’m here to tell you that too much of importance to the events in this book has previously happened for you to be able to get away with that kind of malarkey this time around. And it would be a real shame to short-change a series of this calibre, anyway.
As for the ending, Hair and Mayo have successfully brought this trilogy to an appropriate close. Though I don’t think I’m providing too much in the way of spoilers if I say that the peace Odysseus has been responsible for engineering is somewhat fragile. I am very much hoping that Hair and Mayo are going to continue working on Odysseus’s adventures during the Trojan War – the cast of characters are so vividly drawn and well presented, it would be a joy to read their telling of such a keynote event. Highly recommended for fans of well written and researched Greek retellings.
9/10
Brainfluff 
I love when a series wraps up strongly. And yay, you finished a series! Or maybe it’s just me that gets excited when I manage that😁
Oh yes – I get very excited when that happens:)). I’m planning on writing a blog post on my progress with series so far this year…
This sounds like a very enjoyable series, Glad you enjoyed it. I love the cover of this one.
I highly recommend the whole series if you are a fan of intelligent Greek myth retellings, Carla:)
I do like mythology, it sounds like one I need to try, thanks Sarah.
My pleasure – I’d love to hear what you think about these, but I know just how high everyone’s TBR piles are these days:))
I found all three of them on Scribd, so maybe for a change this summer, I will get to them. I have been compiling an alternate list for summer besides my 20 Books of Summer challenge.
That sounds like a great plan, Carla:)). I have to say – right now, I’m quite happy to escape into reading and writing…
I totally agree with you Sarah.
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