Odyssey-

Scholastic ISBN 0439981212 (UK) 0439343534(US)

"I love this book so much, I can't put it in words!"

A mysterious message from Janus in N space has sent Jack, Merle, and Loaf (not forgetting their companions Googie and Bitz) in search of the planet Helios -but they're not certain how to reach it, or what to do when they get there. That's assuming they do get there.

Talking spiders, shape-shifting aliens and the constant worry about whether Loaf has really been reformatted by the FOEs are just a few of their headaches. And it doesn't look as if pan-galactic hippy and self-styled space desperado Zodiac Hobo (and his ship, Trigger) are going to be much help. But the nightmare trip to Helios and the unexpected arrival of The Tyrant's right hand -er-being, are as nothing compared with the final confrontation with Tiresias, the sightless one who sees all things...

The 2Steves say...
"We knew that this book would involve a journey for the companions. Therefore we based this book on possibly the most famous "journey" book in the world - The Odyssey, by Homer.
In it, Odysseus takes several years to get back home from the Trojan Wars, meeting many monsters and strange creatures on the way. Several of these found their way into this book..."