I, Medusa
About the Book
I, Medusa
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 parents --- both gods, albeit minor ones --- Meddy 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 the colorful market streets of Athens and the clandestine chambers of the temple, Meddy flourishes in her role as Athena’s favored acolyte, getting her first tastes of purpose and power. But when she is noticed by another Olympian, Poseidon, the course of Meddy’s promising future is suddenly and irrevocably altered.
When her locs are transformed into snakes as punishment for a crime she did not commit, Medusa must embrace a new identity --- not as a victim, but as a vigilante --- and 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 crosscurrents between her heart’s deepest desires and the cruel, careless games the Olympian gods play.
I, Medusa
- Publication Date: November 18, 2025
- Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction
- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Random House
- ISBN-10: 0593733762
- ISBN-13: 9780593733769


