The book offers a retelling of The Iliad and The Odyssey. The narrative is accompanied by black and white photos of Greek vase paintings of the narrated scenes. First, the book contains the Iliad narrative (the chapters include: the jealously of the goddesses, the feud between Agamemnon and Achilles, Agamemnon's dream, Menelaus vs. Paris, the fickleness of the war, Achilles' saving of the Greeks, a fickle war, a fierce battle, the return of Achilles, the war on Olympus and the death of Hector). Then there are narratives of the wooden horse and the destruction of Troy.

The next part is devoted to the Odyssey and contains 48 mini-chapters of Odysseus' various adventures and Telemachus and Penelope's struggles. In the end, there is an informative and helpful key of gods, heroes and locations.

The book is very informative and gives a very detailed image of the Iliad. On the back cover, it is specified that the book aims to narrate, in simple language, the continuation of the ancient epos. This is exactly what the book achieves. The author covers all of the Iliad’s books, the Odyssey and presents an edited retelling of the epos in a manner intelligible to all readers.

The author includes the fighting between the gods, and she even mentions that the gods did not try to stop the horrible war, although innocent children and women would die. She also narrates the feud between Agamemnon and Achilles. She even devotes a few pages to describing Agamemnon's false dream in the second book of The Iliad (an episode that is not usually apparent in the Iliad adaptations). Thus the author keeps the promise presented at the back of the book to follow the flow of the original epos.

The author also provides additional important information about various characters. For example, she tells the story of Cassandra and explains her importance to the narrative. She adapts the story for the young readership (she does not mention rape or sexual violence) and connects the kidnapping of Cassandra with the story of Odysseus and his prolonged journey home. Thus, the author shows her acquaintance with the various parts that create the Homeric story, and the readers receive a fuller understanding of the events, the reasons behind them and their outcome.

The images which adorn the book are not only an illustration, but they offer another layer of understanding. The Greek depiction of the heroes and their exploits is of potential interest to readers, especially those not previously exposed to ancient Greek art.