The Shadow of Perseus
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National bestselling author of Daughters of Sparta Claire Heywood returns with an imaginative and female-centered reinterpretation of the myth of Perseus. Myth remembers Perseus as one of its greatest heroes.
A slayer of monsters. A rescuer of damsels. But the women who knew him best have a different story to tell. His mother, Danae.
His trophy, Medusa.
His wife, Andromeda. As Perseus becomes obsessed with the promise of his own destiny, his heroic journey casts a shadow of violence and destruction across all three women's lives. It takes strength to survive a legend.
A slayer of monsters. A rescuer of damsels. But the women who knew him best have a different story to tell. His mother, Danae.
His trophy, Medusa.
His wife, Andromeda. As Perseus becomes obsessed with the promise of his own destiny, his heroic journey casts a shadow of violence and destruction across all three women's lives. It takes strength to survive a legend.