Medea
eBook - ePub

Medea

A Novel

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Medea

A Novel

About this book

Discover the full story of the sorceress Medea, one of the most reviled and maligned women of Greek antiquity, in this “haunting, deeply moving” (Claire Legrand, New York Times bestselling author) debut in the tradition of Circe, Elektra, and Stone Blind.

Among the women of Greek mythology, the witch Medea may be the most despised. Known for the brutal act of killing her own children to exact vengeance on her deceitful husband, Jason, the leader of the Argonauts, Medea has carved out a singularly infamous niche in our histories.

But what if that isn’t the full story?

The daughter of a sea nymph and the granddaughter of a Titan, Medea is a paradox. She is at once rendered compelling by virtue of the divinity that flows through her bloodline and made powerless by the fact of her being a woman. As a child, she intuitively submerges herself in witchcraft and sorcery but soon finds her skills may not be a match for the prophecies that hang over her entire family like a shroud.

As Medea comes into her own as a woman and a witch, she also faces the arrival of the hero Jason, preordained by the gods to be not only her husband but also her lifeline to escape her isolated existence. Medea travels the treacherous seas with the Argonauts, battles demons she has never imagined, and falls in love with the man who may ultimately be her downfall in this fresh and propulsive “must-have” (Library Journal, starred review) read in which you will finally hear Medea’s side of the story through a fresh and feminist lens.

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Information

Publisher
Atria Books
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781668020784

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Chapter One: The Naiad
  5. Chapter Two: Like a Blade to the Back
  6. Chapter Three: Witchery
  7. Chapter Four: On Resemblance
  8. Chapter Five: The Shining One
  9. Chapter Six: The Impossible Elder
  10. Chapter Seven: The Boy in the Sea
  11. Chapter Eight: Khrysomallos
  12. Chapter Nine: The Ram and the Love Draft
  13. Chapter Ten: On Mutilation
  14. Chapter Eleven: Reckoning
  15. Chapter Twelve: On Courtship
  16. Chapter Thirteen: The Lookout
  17. Chapter Fourteen: The Three Labors
  18. Chapter Fifteen: Mutilation Again
  19. Chapter Sixteen: Sea Legs
  20. Chapter Seventeen: Reunion
  21. Chapter Eighteen: Of Sirens and Snakebites
  22. Chapter Nineteen: There Are Monsters Everywhere
  23. Chapter Twenty: The Last of the Brazen Men
  24. Chapter Twenty-One: The Daughters of Pelias
  25. Chapter Twenty-Two: Morning Sickness
  26. Chapter Twenty-Three: Of Stones and Seashells
  27. Chapter Twenty-Four: Humming
  28. Chapter Twenty-Five: On Scarcity
  29. Chapter Twenty-Six: Exile Again
  30. Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Family Dragons
  31. Chapter Twenty-Eight: Unsalvageable
  32. Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Oath
  33. Epilogue: Medus
  34. Author’s Note
  35. Acknowledgments
  36. About the Author
  37. Copyright