{"product_id":"wrath-goddess-sing","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","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51943377797351,"sku":"9780063161191","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_7f9edb61-51c4-4b31-bb05-69058aca4429.jpg?v=1775320922","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/wrath-goddess-sing","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}