In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of
the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child - not
powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother.
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.
Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her
occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most
famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and
his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily
Odysseus.
But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe
unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding
herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the
Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her
strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods
she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love.
With unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language and page-turning suspense, Circe is
a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry,
palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable
female strength in a man's world.
