Publisher's Synopsis
Clitemnestra, hermana de Helena de Troya, vio morir a los suyos a manos de Agamenón y urdió su venganza a fuego lento.
Una trama apasionante de poder, profecìas, familia, odio y amor.
Clitemnestra es una princesa de Esparta, es fuerte, apasionada y con carácter. Su matrimonio con el rey Tántalo, de quien admira su inteligencia y curiosidad, pronto es bendecido con un hijo. Viven en paz hasta que Agamenón, el hermano del rey Menelao y esposo de su hermana Helena, se encapricha de Clitemnestra y decide asesinar al rey Tándalo y al bebé para poder casarse con ella. Rota por el dolor, durante años Clitemnestra soñará con la venganza, un sentimiento que crecerá alimentado por el horror y la impotencia cuando Agamenón, tras consultar al oráculo de Delfos, ofrezca a los dioses en sacrificio a su hija Ifigenia. Hasta la llegada de Egisto, nacido del incesto y de la violencia, que se convertirá en el amante de Clitemnestra y juntos pondrán fin a la vida de Agamenón.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
"Fans of Circe and Elektra should pick up this powerful Greek myth retelling." ―Cosmopolitan
For fans of Madeline Miller, a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious villainess of the ancient world and the events that forged her into the legendary queen.
As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her best…
You were born to a king, but you marry a tyrant. You stand by helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore, and you comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own. Because this was not the first offence against you. This was not the life you ever deserved. And this will not be your undoing. Slowly, you plot.
But when your husband returns in triumph, you become a woman with a choice.
Acceptance or vengeance, infamy follows both. So, you bide your time and force the gods' hands in the game of retribution. For you understood something long ago that the others never did.
If power isn't given to you, you have to take it for yourself.
A blazing novel set in the world of Ancient Greece, this is a thrilling tale of power and prophecies, of hatred, love, and of an unforgettable Queen who fiercely dealt out death to those who wronged her.
