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Hekate: The Witch

Nikita Gill

This verse novel reimagines Hekate’s early life after war between the Titans and Olympian gods. Her mother leaves her in the Underworld with Styx, where Hekate grows up grieving, lonely, and uncertain of her purpose. Forbidden to explore, she maps the Underworld and seeks answers from the Fates. Thanatos helps her recognize an ability to restore the dead to life, while Hekate rejects the gods’ recurring hunger for power and the destruction it has caused.

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Themes
Fantasy And Magic · Folklore And Mythology · Grief And Loss · Identity · War And Conflict
Format
Paperback
ISBN-13
9780316581837
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2026Fiction for Young Adults
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