Circe (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780316556347)

This #1 New York Times bestseller is a "bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story" that brilliantly reimagines the life of Circe, formidable sorceress of The Odyssey (Alexandra Alter, TheNew York Times).

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.

#1 New York Times Bestseller -- named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, the Washington Post, People, Time, Amazon, Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, Newsweek, the A.V. Club, Christian Science Monitor, Refinery 29, Buzzfeed, Paste, Audible, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Thrillist, NYPL, Self, Real Simple, Goodreads, Boston Globe, Electric Literature, BookPage, the Guardian, Book Riot, Seattle Times, and Business Insider.

Author: Madeline Miller
ISBN-10: 0316556343
ISBN-13: 9780316556347
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Language: English
Published: 04/10/2018
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 19
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 507153 / Circe

Award: Alex Awards - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 11/15/2017
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2018 pg. 31
Publishers Weekly 02/05/2018
Library Journal 02/15/2018 pg. 56
Booklist 02/15/2018 pg. 35
School Library Journal 03/01/2018 pg. 129
BookPage 04/01/2018
Shelf Awareness 05/01/2018