Wrath Goddess Sing

Deanes tour de force debut brings the familiar story to fresh, vivid, and unforgettable new life. Publishers Weekly (starred review)Drawing on ancient texts and modern archeology to reveal the trans womans story hidden underneath the well-known myths ofThe Iliad,Maya DeanesWrath Goddess Singweaves a compelling, pitilessly beautiful vision of Achilles vanished world, perfect for fans ofSong of Achilles, The Witchs Heart,and theInheritancetrilogy.The gods wanted blood. She fought for love. Achilles 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 womans 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.But the godsa dysfunctional family of abusive immortals that have glutted on human sacrifices for centurieshave 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.An 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 fightand chooses to trust.