Calypso's Guest: A Short Story by Andrew Sean Greer

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Calling all Greek Mythology retelling lovers - THIS IS FOR YOU!

Take Odysseus' time stranded on Calypso's island and make it sci-fi. This short story hits my two favourite genres, 1) Greek mythology retelling 2) Hard sci-fi with robots, a desolate planet and spaceships.

We're introduced to an immortal human who has been exiled to a desolate planet. He's been alone for centuries when a spaceship crashes and a lone survivor emerges. Without a way off the planet, the two men slowly grow their friendship, while one never gives up trying to get off the planet.

I read this in one sitting and loved every minute of it. Thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Original Stories for this advanced reader copy.

This book is best read on a boat that you made by hand, while traveling towards an island full of mangoes. Leave your AI robots at home for this one, you're going to want to journey on your own.