by Nikita Gill
Part of Goddesses of the Underworld
First published 2025
Hekate enters the world as fire consumes everything around her. Her parents back the wrong side when Titans clash with the rising Olympian gods. After their defeat, her mother Asteria flees with young Hekate to the Underworld, where Styx and Hades take the godling in. Zeus and Poseidon hunt Asteria across the earth until she transforms into an island to escape them. Now orphaned, Hekate must find her place among the dead. She witnesses both terror and wonder in Hades' realm while searching for her divine calling. When she discovers her abilities and becomes a goddess, even mighty Olympians fear her power over witchcraft and necromancy. A new immortal war erupts, putting Mount Olympus and the Underworld at risk. Only Hekate possesses the strength to stop the destruction that threatens all realms.
Genres: mythology, fantasy, paranormal, dark-fantasy, epic-fantasy, young-adult-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, epic, intense, mythic, powerful
Tropes: chosen-one, coming-of-age, found-family, power-discovery
Setting: Mount Olympus, Underworld, Earth
Period: Ancient Mythology
384 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Content warnings: death, violence, war