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Hekate (Standard Edition)
The Witch
Contributors
By Nikita Gill
Formats and Prices
- On Sale
- Sep 16, 2025
- Page Count
- 384 pages
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- ISBN-13
- 9780316596763
Price
$19.99Price
$25.99 CADFormat
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Hekate sings the story of its eponymous heroine. Born into a world on fire and at war, she and her mother are left behind by the menfolk of their Titan family as the battle against the new Gods–the Olympians–begins. Soon, Hekate and her mother are forced to flee their home as the Olympians overpower and enslave the Titans, including Hekate’s father, Perses, and gain dominion over the universe. In a bid to protect Hekate from the clutches of Zeus and Poseidon, her mother leaves her in the underworld with the goddess Styx and king of the underworld, Hades, where she must make a life for herself and discover her divine purpose.
Here begins Nikita Gill’s beautiful and propulsive reimagining of Hekate’s myth which unfolds into a coming-of-age adventure story and quest in which our young protagonist – not yet a goddess – sets out to discover what has happened to her parents, heal from the trauma of her separation from them, make a new home for herself in the underworld, and, eventually, step into her true power as a woman and goddess, before it’s too late.
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“The richly imagined setting serves as a vibrant backdrop for Hekate’s journey of self-discovery and actualization as she uncovers dark secrets and meets familiar and novel figures of Greek myth.”Publishers Weekly
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“Poet Gill’s recognizable voice anchors this work as much in mythology as in the perils of modern girl- and womanhood; alongside the familiar narrative beats of an adventure story, she explores with care generational trauma, sexual violence, and the cost of war…. Fiercely feminist, this reimagining of a lesser-known goddess crackles with magic.”Kirkus
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nikita Gill is an Irish Indian poet who has the attention of over 800,000 Instagram followers worldwide for her work. Her work offers a shift of perspective which centers women in both Greek and Hindu myth as well as folklore. Gill has written two verse novels and seven poetry collections, including Fierce Fairytales, Wild Embers, and Where Hope Comes From which she published with Hachette Books.
From NOVL Nation
“If you are a lover of Greek mythology retellings, this is a book you will instantly fall in love with.”
– Michelle, @thebookrealmguide
Book Club Guide
- How does verse bring this story to life? In what ways does it reflect the Greek mythology it is based upon?
- How does the idea, “A story is a powerful thing” (p. 9) remain a theme throughout the novel? Why is storytelling so important?
- Charon explains to Hekate that, “All things have a purpose. Not every purpose is good” (p. 38). Why is purpose essential? How does Hekate discover her purpose? Does it change over the course of the story?
- Hekate describes her hand, “shaking with rage or sorrow; I no longer knew which one” (p. 39). Why do you think rage and sorrow are so intertwined? In what ways are these differing emotions similar?
- Why does Pallas agree to Hekate remaining in the Underworld? Do you think Pallas or Styx feel obligated? Does guilt play a role in their decision?
- When Hekate learns her father is in the Underworld, she reflects, “Despite it all, I was a hopeful child” (p. 74). How is there hope in so much darkness? Does Hekate remain hopeful?
- Do you agree with Hekate’s observation: “Everyone assumed that to protect children, they must be kept in the dark—no one understood those secrets haunted the same children they were so ardently trying to protect” (p.76). How are secrets beneficial in this story? How are they harmful?
- How does the concept of family change throughout the story? While there are many familial ties among the Gods and Goddesses, how does Hekate find her chosen family?
- Hekate muses, “Perhaps this was what womanhood was. The dangerous knowledge of who you are and what you could do with that power if pushed” (p.263). Why is the knowledge of who you are “dangerous”? How do the women and Goddesses discover and wield their power throughout Hekate?
- The concepts of betrayal and forgiveness are integral to the story. Hekate fights to protect her home, but do you think she forgives the Olympians? Why or why not?
- The Olympians fear what they do not know. Why is this detrimental to everyone? Do you see this happening in the world today?
- Hekate is a reimagining of Greek mythology, but it’s also the story of a child who is a refugee of war. What kind of effect does this type of narrative have on readers who witness or experience similar situations in their own worlds?
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