The Shadow of Perseus - Paperback

by Claire Heywood (Author)

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.

Author Biography

Claire Heywood is a scholar of the ancient world, with a bachelor's degree in classical civilization and a master's degree in ancient visual and material culture from the University of Warwick. Her first novel, Daughters of Sparta, was a national bestseller.