Wrath Goddess Sing

<p><strong>Deane's tour de force debut ...brings the familiar story to fresh vivid and unforgettable new life. - <em>Publishers Weekly </em>(starred review)</strong></p><p><strong>Drawing on ancient texts and modern archeology to reveal the trans woman's story hidden underneath the well-known myths of <em>The Iliad</em> Maya Deane's <em>Wrath Goddess Sing </em>weaves a compelling pitilessly beautiful vision of Achilles' vanished world perfect for fans of <em>Song of Achilles The Witch's Heart </em>and the <em>Inheritance </em>trilogy</strong>.</p><p><em>The gods wanted blood. She fought for love. </em></p><p>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 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. </p><p>But 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. </p><p>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 fight...and chooses to trust.</p>