{"product_id":"wrath-goddess-sing-maya-deane-9780063161184","title":"Wrath Goddess Sing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Deane's tour de force debut ...brings the familiar story to fresh, vivid, and unforgettable new life.\" - \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrawing on ancient texts and modern archeology to reveal the trans woman's story hidden underneath the well-known myths of \u003cem\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/em\u003e, Maya Deane's \u003cem\u003eWrath Goddess Sing \u003c\/em\u003eweaves a compelling, pitilessly beautiful vision of Achilles' vanished world, perfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eSong of Achilles, The Witch's Heart, \u003c\/em\u003eand the \u003cem\u003eInheritance \u003c\/em\u003etrilogy\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe gods wanted blood. She fought for love. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAchilles has fled her home and her vicious Myrmidon clan to live as a woman with the kallai, the transgender priestesses of Great Mother Aphrodite. When Odysseus comes to recruit the \"prince\" Achilles for a war against the Hittites, she prepares to die rather than fight as a man. However, her divine mother, Athena, intervenes, transforming her body into the woman's body she always longed for, and promises her everything: glory, power, fame, victory in war, and, most importantly, a child born of her own body. Reunited with her beloved cousin, Patroklos, and his brilliant wife, the sorceress Meryapi, Achilles sets out to war with a vengeance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the gods--a dysfunctional family of abusive immortals that have glutted on human sacrifices for centuries--have woven ancient schemes more blood-soaked and nightmarish than Achilles can imagine. At the center of it all is the cruel, immortal Helen, who sees Achilles as a worthy enemy after millennia of ennui and emptiness. In love with her newfound nemesis, Helen sets out to destroy everything and everyone Achilles cherishes, seeking a battle to the death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn innovative spin on a familiar tale, this is the Trojan War unlike anything ever told, and an Achilles whose vulnerability is revealed by the people she chooses to fight...and chooses to trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maya Deane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063161184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063161184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/24\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022","brand":"Maya Deane","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051398590719,"sku":"9780063161184","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_292c1453-650b-417b-b508-6ff53124bac6.jpg?v=1685012860","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wrath-goddess-sing-maya-deane-9780063161184","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}