Sycorax
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Sycorax
Perfect for fans of Hamnet, Jennifer Saint and Madeline Miller. A beautiful imagining of the life lived by Sycorax before her banishment in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Born of the sun and moon, shaped by fire and malady, comes a young woman whose story has never been told . . .
They call her Sycorax. Seer. Sage. Sorceress.
Outcast by society and all alone in the world, Sycorax must find a way to understand her true nature. But as her powers begin to grow, so too do the suspicions of the local townspeople. For knowledge can be dangerous, and a woman's knowledge is the most dangerous of all . . .
With a great storm brewing on the horizon, Sycorax finds herself in increasing peril - but will her powers save her, or will they spell the end for them all?
A beautifully written and deeply moving imagining of what came before Shakespeare's The Tempest from the author of A Girl Made of Air.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529431094
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 26 February 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Quercus Publishing
Illustration: N/A
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 34.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 282g
Pages: 400
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About the Author
Growing up in Leeds, Nydia Hetherington moved to London in her early twenties to embark on an acting career. At thirty she moved to Paris where she continued her theatre training before setting up a theatre company. Returning to London almost a decade later, she worked in a shoe shop while studying for a Creative Writing degree. During this time, she was diagnosed with the systemic autoimmune disease Rheumatoid Arthritis. Sycorax is her second novel. It was shortlisted for The Wilbur Smith 2025 Adventure Writing Prize. Nydia now lives in Kent with her husband and large, aged cat (or familiar).
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