Circe : a novel /
Miller, Madeline,
Circe : a novel / Madeline Miller. - First edition. - 393 pages : color map ; 25 cm
"April 2018"--Title page verso. Map on front end papers.
Follows Circe, the banished witch daughter of Helios, as she hones her powers and interacts with famous mythological beings before a conflict with one of the most vengeful Olympians forces her to choose between the worlds of the gods and mortals. Circe is not powerful like her father Helios, nor viciously alluring like her mother Perse. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power-- the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many figures in mythology. When Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, she ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians.
9780316556347 0316556343
2017945141
Circe (Mythological character) --Fiction.
Magic--Fiction.
Gods--Fiction.
Paranormal fiction.
Historical fiction.
Mythological fiction.
Circe : a novel / Madeline Miller. - First edition. - 393 pages : color map ; 25 cm
"April 2018"--Title page verso. Map on front end papers.
Follows Circe, the banished witch daughter of Helios, as she hones her powers and interacts with famous mythological beings before a conflict with one of the most vengeful Olympians forces her to choose between the worlds of the gods and mortals. Circe is not powerful like her father Helios, nor viciously alluring like her mother Perse. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power-- the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many figures in mythology. When Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, she ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians.
9780316556347 0316556343
2017945141
Circe (Mythological character) --Fiction.
Magic--Fiction.
Gods--Fiction.
Paranormal fiction.
Historical fiction.
Mythological fiction.