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24 alternatives to The Odyssey

Greek myth of Odysseus coming home after the fall of Troy

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Odyssey launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
The Iliad▲62
Classic greek myth of Agamemnon vs. Achilles by Homer
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
The Power of Myth▲68
The impact of the themes and symbols of ancient narratives
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
The Incredible Intergalactic Journey Home▲95
An incredible journey from outer space… back home.
2015 · wonderbly.com · its alternatives →
4
Odyssey: The Journey Home▲7
An AI literary journey where Homer remembers your choices
Jul 2026 · odyssey-preview.crystalys-chang.workers.dev · its alternatives →
5
Interactive map of the Odyssey with tap-to-gloss Homeric Greek▲8
Built an interactive atlas of Odysseus's voyage. See where the stops fall in today's world, with etymological and knowledge nuggets. 17 stops from Troy to Ithaca. Every stop has Homer's actual Greek (Perseus TEI), Murray's 1919 translation, and every single Greek word is tappable for a translation. Press N and the ancient chart swaps to today's satellite view: these are real places (e.g. Scylla refers to a town called Scilla in Calabria). Stack: SvelteKit static + MapLibre, no backend, all public-domain texts and art with a full colophon. Please leave corrections and feedback!
Aug 2026 · georgemasto.com · its alternatives →
6
Valley of the Gods▲65
A Silicon Valley story
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
2010: Odyssey Two▲64
The second book in the Space Odyssey series
2015 · goodreads.com · its alternatives →
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Ender's Game▲93
The enemy's gate is down
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
Sapiens▲185
A brief history of humankind
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
The Book of Disquiet▲61
A haunting mosaic of dreams
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
11
American Gods by Neil Gaiman▲87
Shadow is a man with a past...
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
The Road to Relativity▲55
The History and Meaning of Einstein's Masterpiece
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
Back to the Future▲77
Novelization of the Back to the Future film
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
Inheritance▲65
The final book in the Eragon Saga
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania▲67
Tale of the Lusitania & its fatal run-in w/ a german U-boat.
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
Homo Deus▲105
A Brief History of Tomorrow
2017 · ynharari.com · its alternatives →
17
Against the Gods▲62
The remarkable story of risk
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
The Count of Monte Cristo▲69
"On what slender threads do life and fortune hang"
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
The World of Vikings▲53
Official companion book
2015 · chroniclebooks.com · its alternatives →
20
The Charisma Myth▲63
How to master the art andsScience of charisma
2015 · its alternatives →
21
The Last Days of the Incas▲61
Epic story of the fall of the Inca Empire to Conquistadors.
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
22
Red Mars▲74
A future history of Martian colonization
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies▲56
The Real West
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces▲88
Understanding the universal hero journey across mythologies
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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