Hekate
The Witch
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Publisher Description
The instant #1 New York Times and #1 national indie bestseller!
Perfect for fans of Madeline Miller and Alexandra Bracken, this richly imagined retelling of the Greek myth of Hekate, a goddess of the underworld, is a powerful novel-in-verse from world-renowned poet Nikita Gill.
Hekate sings the story of its eponymous heroine. Born into a world on fire and at war, she and her mother are left behind by the menfolk of their Titan family as the battle against the new Gods—the Olympians—begins. Soon, Hekate and her mother are forced to flee their home as the Olympians overpower and enslave the Titans, including Hekate’s father, Perses, and gain dominion over the universe. In a bid to protect Hekate from the clutches of Zeus and Poseidon, her mother leaves her in the underworld with the goddess Styx and king of the underworld, Hades, where she must make a life for herself and discover her divine purpose.
Here begins Nikita Gill’s beautiful and propulsive reimagining of Hekate’s myth which unfolds into a coming-of-age adventure story and quest in which our young protagonist—not yet a goddess—sets out to discover what has happened to her parents, heal from the trauma of her separation from them, make a new home for herself in the underworld, and, eventually, step into her true power as a woman and goddess, before it’s too late.
Meet all the Goddesses of the Underworld:
Hekate: The Witch
Styx: The River
Nyx: The Night (coming Fall 2027!)
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After the Olympians prevail during the Titanomachy—a war between Titans and Olympians—young godling and Titan Hekate flees with her mother to the Underworld. With Zeus and Poseidon in pursuit, Hekate's mother is forced to leave the child with Hekate's caring but aloof aunt, Styx. Though the Underworld is no place to grow up, Hekate is drawn to the ghosts in the Asphodel Meadows and ferryman Charon's stories. She yearns to come into her powers, which she plans to use to find her mother and free her father, now imprisoned by the Olympians. Hekate's unfettered curiosity and desire to achieve her goals leads her to the darkest, most enigmatic parts of the Underworld, and her magic, once it manifests, threatens Zeus and the Olympians who sundered her world. Well-researched, expressive verse by Gill (These Are the Words) explores themes of survival and resilience to reimagine the story of an unsung god in the Greek pantheon. The richly imagined setting serves as a vibrant backdrop for Hekate's journey of self-discovery and actualization as she uncovers dark secrets and meets familiar and novel figures of Greek myth. Hekate cues as white. Ages 14–up.
