Hekate
The Witch
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4.8 • 11 Ratings
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Publisher Description
This #1 New York Times bestselling novel-in-verse from world-renowned poet Nikita Gill is a richly imagined retelling of the Greek myth of Hekate, a goddess of the underworld. Perfect for fans of Madeline Miller and Alexandra Bracken.
This is an ancient story written long before us. It is a tale full of Gods and monsters, divine wars and ghosts, and the tangled mess made by the divine and the mortal. This is a ode to mothers and daughters, the sacred and the courageous, and the grief that grows in the absence of love. It is a song of joy and friendship that is homegrown and pieced together by careful, gentle fingers.
At the heart of this story is a girl looking for answers. At the soul of this story is the divine Goddess within us all.
In this stunningly intimate reimagining of a Greek myth, internationally renowned poet Nikita Gill showcases the underworld and its chthonic deities in all their glory, and weaves a gripping story about the young Goddess Hekate coming of age within their midst.
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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.
