I, Medusa : a novel / Ayana Gray.
"Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone else's story. Out of place next to her beautiful, immortal sisters and her parents-both gods, albeit minor ones-she dreams of leaving her family's island for a life of adventure. So when she catches the eye of the goddess Athena, who invites her to train as an esteemed priestess in her temple, Meddy leaps at the chance to see the world beyond her home. In Athens' colorful market streets and the clandestine chambers of the temple, Meddy flourishes in her role as Athena's favored acolyte, getting her first tastes of purpose and power. But when she is noticed by another Olympian, Poseidon, a drunken night between girl and god ends in violence, and the course of Meddy's promising future is suddenly and irrevocably altered. Her locs transformed into snakes as punishment for a crime she did not commit, Medusa must embrace a new identity-not as a victim, but as a vigilante-and with it, the chance to write her own story as mortal, martyr, and myth. Exploding with rage, heartbreak, and love, I, Medusa portrays a young woman caught in the cross currents between her heart's deepest desires and the cruel, careless games the Olympian gods play"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593733769 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xii, 320 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
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| Subject: | Medusa (Gorgon) > Fiction. Goddesses, Greek > Fiction. Gods, Greek > Fiction. Rape > Fiction. Revenge > Fiction. Sexual assault > Fiction. Young women > Fiction. Athens (Greece) > Fiction. Greece > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Mythological fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | FIC Gray | 31681010445674 | FICTION | Checked out | 01/02/2026 |
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"Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone else's story. Out of place next to her beautiful, immortal sisters and her parents-both gods, albeit minor ones-she dreams of leaving her family's island for a life of adventure. So when she catches the eye of the goddess Athena, who invites her to train as an esteemed priestess in her temple, Meddy leaps at the chance to see the world beyond her home. In Athens' colorful market streets and the clandestine chambers of the temple, Meddy flourishes in her role as Athena's favored acolyte, getting her first tastes of purpose and power. But when she is noticed by another Olympian, Poseidon, a drunken night between girl and god ends in violence, and the course of Meddy's promising future is suddenly andirrevocably altered. Her locs transformed into snakes as punishment for a crime she did not commit, Medusa must embrace a new identity-not as a victim, but as a vigilante-and with it, the chance to write her own story as mortal, martyr, and myth. Exploding with rage, heartbreak, and love, I, Medusa portrays a young woman caught in the cross currents between her heart's deepest desires and the cruel, careless games the Olympian gods play"-- Provided by publisher. - Random House, Inc.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠From New York Times bestselling author Ayana Gray comes a âcaptivating villain origin storyâ (People Book of the Week), reimagining one of the most iconic monsters in Greek mythology as a provocative and powerful young heroine.
The first edition hardcover features stunning sprayed edges, a premium dust jacket with foil, and a gorgeous custom-stamped caseâwhile supplies last!
âAyana Gray brings her fresh, dynamic storytelling to one of the most monstered, maligned, and misunderstood women of Greek myth, imagining all the girls that Medusa was and could have been.ââJennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne
AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone elseâs story. Out of place next to her beautiful, immortal sisters and her parentsâboth gods, albeit minor onesâshe dreams of leaving her familyâs island for a life of adventure. So when she catches the eye of the goddess Athena, who invites her to train as an esteemed priestess in her temple, Meddy leaps at the chance to see the world beyond her home.
In the colorful market streets of Athens and the clandestine chambers of the temple, Meddy flourishes in her role as Athenaâs favored acolyte, getting her first tastes of purpose and power. But when she is noticed by another Olympian, Poseidon, the course of Meddyâs promising future is suddenly and irrevocably altered.
When her locs are transformed into snakes as punishment for a crime she did not commit, Medusa must embrace a new identityânot as a victim, but as a vigilanteâand with it, the chance to write her own story as mortal, martyr, and myth.
Exploding with rage, heartbreak, and love, I, Medusa portrays a young woman caught in the crosscurrents between her heartâs deepest desires and the cruel, careless games the Olympian gods play.