A fiery and dramatic novel, starring one of mythology's most notorious women. -- Jennifer Saint, internationally bestselling author of Ariadne and Atalanta

For readers of Costanza Casati and Circe comes a Medea like you've never known her before--a woman with improbable skill and the fiercest heart, held back by men who could never dream to deserve her.

A disgraced daughter. A fearsome witch.

A woman more myth than mortal.

Medea, princess of Colchis, longs for a different life. Since childhood, she has been shunned from her family, tormented by her people, and treated with shame. All because of a unique and dangerous talent: witchcraft.

But when a dashing young hero, Jason, arrives to claim the famed Golden Fleece, Medea sees her opportunity for escape. Her offer to help Jason sets in motion a journey that will test every ounce of strength, magic, and loyalty she has. A journey that will see her battle monsters, dethrone kings, and confront a love more brutal than any before.

A journey that will ultimately end in betrayal, bloodshed, and a dark power impossible to forget.

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Within the depths of the Underworld the formidable snake-haired Gorgon has finally had enough. Tired of being eternally and unjustly brandished a villain, Medusa has found the courage to face her tragic past and speak out. Determined to expose the centuries of lies surrounding her name, Medusa gives unparalleled insight into her cursed life, from her earliest memories and abandonment at birth, right through to her tragic and untimely death at the hands of the hero Perseus. Through telling her story, Medusa finally reveals the lost truth behind antiquity's most infamous monster.

Medusa breathes new life into an ancient story and echoes the battle that women throughout millennia have continued to wage - the opportunity to simply be heard.

Rechazada por su madre. Golpeada por su padre. Separada de su hermana. Medea nunca ha encajado porque posee un poder único y peligroso: la brujería.

Medea anhela una existencia diferente. Desde pequeña fue atormentada por su familia porque nació con un poder único y, en apariencia, peligroso: la hechicería. Cuando el apuesto Jasón llega al reino del padre de Medea para reclamar el Vellocino de Oro, ella vislumbra una oportunidad única para escapar: a cambio de que Jasón la ayude a huir, ella lo protegerá con su magia para que supere las pruebas que lo separan del famoso vellocino.

Esta aventura la pondrá a prueba en todos los sentidos, luchará contra monstruos, destronará reyes y se enamorará de un hombre que nunca podría esperar merecerla... y cuando al final se enfrente a la traición, se verá impulsada a cometer un acto de desesperación tan brutal que destrozará la vida de todos a su alrededor.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Rejected by her mother. Beaten by her father. Separated from her sister. Medea has never fit in because she possesses a unique and dangerous power: witchcraft.

Medea longs for a different existence. From a young age, she was tormented by her family because she was born with a unique and seemingly dangerous power: sorcery. When the handsome Jason arrives in her father's kingdom to claim the Golden Fleece, she sees a unique opportunity to escape: in exchange for Jason helping her flee, she will protect him with her magic so he can overcome the trials that stand between him and the famous fleece.

This adventure will test her in every way. She will fight monsters, dethrone kings, and fall in love with a man who could never hope to deserve her... and when she finally faces betrayal, she will be driven to commit an act of desperation so brutal it will shatter the lives of everyone around her.