The Odyssey has an author.
Odysseus . Odysseus also plays a key role in Homer 's Iliad and other works in that same epic cycle . Odyssey . It is , in part , a sequel to the Iliad , the other work ascribed to Homer . The poem mainly focuses on the Greek hero Odysseus ( known as Ulysses in Roman myths ) , king of Ithaca , and his journey home after the fall of Troy . The Cherryh Odyssey . Locus Magazine put the book on its `` 2004 Recommended Reading List '' , and Carmien received a nomination for the 2005 Locus Award for Best Non-fiction book for The Cherryh Odyssey .