"Fans of Circe and Elektra should pick up this powerful Greek myth
retelling." --Cosmopolitan
For fans of Madeline Miller, a stunning debut following
Clytemnestra, the most notorious villainess of the ancient world and the
events that forged her into the legendary queen.**
As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows
which option suits her best...
You were born to a king, but you marry a tyrant. You stand by helplessly
as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war
on a foreign shore, and you comfort yourself with violent thoughts of
your own. Because this was not the first offence against you. This was
not the life you ever deserved. And this will not be your undoing.
Slowly, you plot.
But when your husband returns in triumph, you become a woman with a
choice.
Acceptance or vengeance, infamy follows both. So, you bide your time and
force the gods' hands in the game of retribution. For you understood
something long ago that the others never did.
If power isn't given to you, you have to take it for yourself.
A blazing novel set in the world of Ancient Greece, this is a
thrilling tale of power and prophecies, of hatred, love, and of an
unforgettable Queen who fiercely dealt out death to those who wronged
her.
"Crackles with vivid fury, passion, and strength." --Jennifer
Saint, bestselling author of Elektra and Ariadne
