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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: — The Prophecy That Turns a Father Into a Jailor
Chapter 3: — The Boy Who Drops From the Ceiling
Chapter 4: — Blood, Discovery, and the Night Journey
Chapter 5: — Seriphos, Perseus, and the Making of a Boy
Chapter 6: — Medusa: The Sanctuary in Green Mountain
Chapter 7: — The Knife at the Navel
Chapter 8: — Andromeda on the Rock, and the Legend’s Lie
Chapter 9: — Seriphos in Blood, Argos in Shadow
Chapter 10: — The Temple, the Choice, and Burying the Head
Description
The Shadow of Perseus retells the Perseus myth through three women whose lives are shaped—and shattered—by the “great hero.” In Argos, Princess Danae’s father receives a prophecy: Danae will bear a son who will cause his death. He answers with imprisonment, fear, and exile. Across the sea, Danae survives and raises Perseus, but the boy’s hunger for worth and recognition hardens into something dangerous.
In Libya, Medusa is not a supernatural monster but a woman healed within a community of outcast “Gorgons,” until Perseus’s pursuit of glory collides with their sanctuary. And in the Siwa-like oasis of Ammon, Andromeda makes a sacrificial bargain to save her people—only to be stolen into Perseus’s legend. As the three storylines converge, the novel asks who controls memory, what “heroism” costs, and whether love can interrupt destiny.
Who Should Listen
- Listeners who enjoy feminist myth retellings grounded in Bronze Age realism rather than magic.
- Fans of Greek myth who want familiar events reframed through “silent” or sidelined perspectives.
- Readers drawn to character-driven historical fiction about power, coercion, survival, and narrative truth.