Medea

Author Rosie Hewlett
Narrator Kristin Atherton
Publisher Transworld
Publish Date 21 March 2024
Run Time 15 hours and 25 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Adventure fiction, Fantasy, Historical adventure fiction, Historical fantasy, Historical fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Myths and Legends, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Love and relationships.

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From an unmissable new voice comes the powerful and epic story of mythology's darkest heroine.

Shunned. Persecuted. Tormented.
Medea longs for a different life. Since childhood, she has been separated from her sister, shunned by her mother, and persecuted and tormented by her brother and father. All because of a unique and dangerous talent: witchcraft.

Fierce. Powerful. Sorceress.
But when a dashing young hero, Jason, arrives to claim the famed Golden Fleece that her father fiercely protects, Medea sees her opportunity for escape. Her offer to help Jason overcome the trials set by her father sets in motion a journey that will test every ounce of her strength, magic and loyalty; a journey that will see her battle monsters, dethrone kings and fall in love.

When faced with the ultimate betrayal, Medea is driven to an act of desperation so brutal it rips apart the lives of everyone involved...

©2024 Rosie Hewlett (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

A fiery and dramatic novel, starring one of mythology's most notorious women, this is a fascinating descent into darkness

Jennifer Saint

So delightfully devastating! A deeply humanising, visceral portrayal of one of myth's most controversial figures, Rosie Hewlett's Medea explores the polarising possibilities of humanity, from our capacity for pain and heartbreak to our potential for vengeance and retribution

Bea Fitzgerald. bestselling author of Girl, Goddess, Queen

An incredible tale of love and power as spellbinding and complex as Medea herself

Phoenicia Rogerson, author of Herc

Deliciously dark in its portrayal of obsession, manipulation and the terrible temptations of power, Medea is a compelling read, every bit as enthralling as it's heroine

Elizabeth Lee, author of Cunning Women

Dark, visceral, unrelenting, searing - it's the story of Medea we have been waiting for, and more. The female villain par excellence takes the stage to give her version of events, in a tale that is as gripping as it is powerful and uncompromising

Emily Hauser

A dark retelling . . . Fans of Jennifer Saint's Ariadne, Elektra and Atalanta will love Medea

Laura Shepperson

User Reviews

Book 4.0

Narration 4.0

5.0

I really enjoyed this book and the narrator was the perfect choice. I am fairly new to Greek mythology but i really felt for the character. Her plight was a perfect reminder that no matter how we may see people in everyday life or how quick we are to judge their actions...everyone has their own demons they are dealing with and their own path to follow.

sculley 17/06/2025

5.0

nhussain89 23/05/2025

2.0

Disappointing retelling and distracting narration.

PinkertonLB 05/05/2025

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