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I, Medusa

A new kind of villain origin story
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From New York Times bestselling author Ayana Gray comes a new kind of villain origin story, reimagining one of the most iconic monsters in Greek mythology as a provocative and powerful young heroine. Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone else's story.... Read More
Format: Hardback
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I, Medusa

A powerful re-imagining of Medusa as a young Black woman caught in the crossfire of cruel games played by the Olympian gods from a New York Times bestselling author.

A powerful re-imagining of Medusa as a young Black woman caught in the crossfire of cruel games played by the Olympian gods from a New York Times bestselling author.

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From New York Times bestselling author Ayana Gray comes a new kind of villain origin story, reimagining one of the most iconic monsters in Greek mythology as a provocative and powerful young heroine.

Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone else's story. Out of place next to her beautiful, immortal sisters and her parentsβ€”both gods, albeit minor onesβ€”she dreams of leaving her family's island for a life of adventure. So when she catches the eye of the goddess Athena, who invites her to train as an esteemed priestess in her temple, Meddy leaps at the chance to see the world beyond her home.

In Athens' colourful market streets and the clandestine chambers of the temple, Meddy flourishes in her role as Athena's favoured acolyte, getting her first tastes of purpose and power. But when she is noticed by another Olympian, Poseidon, a drunken night between girl and god ends in violence, and the course of Meddy's promising future is suddenly and irrevocably altered.

Her locs transformed into snakes as punishment for a crime she did not commit, Medusa must embrace a new identityβ€”not as a victim, but as a vigilanteβ€”and with it, the chance to write her own story as mortal, martyr, and myth.

Exploding with rage, heartbreak, and love, I, Medusa portrays a young woman caught in the cross currents between her heart's deepest desires and the cruel, careless games the Olympian gods play.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781785306822

Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 20 November 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Zaffre

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 31.0mm

Width: 162.0mm

Height: 242.0mm

Weight: 538g

Pages: 400

About the Author

Ayana Gray is a New York Times bestselling author. Her works have been translated in eleven languages across five continents and have received critical acclaim at the state and national level. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, she now lives and writes in Arkansas.

Instagram: @ayanagray_
TikTok: @ayanagray
www.ayanagray.com

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