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Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction

Sycorax

Nydia Hetherington (author)

Hardback Published on: 27/02/2025

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Listen well to her story....

Her mother was borne of the mighty and spirited Moon, her father heralding from the all encompassing Sun, her life moulded and shaped like that of the fine... READ MORE

Dan - Clifton, Bristol.

Synopsis

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.

Publisher information

Publisher: Quercus Publishing
ISBN: 9781529431070
Number of pages: 400
Dimensions: 284 x 198 x 34 mm
Weight: 607g
Languages: English

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It really gets your mind and your emotions running.

4.5 stars This has been on my wishlist ever since I first read about it and I am thrilled to have been given an early digital copy. I loved the cover... READ MORE

Victoria Bucknell

An interesting retelling

There were parts of this book that were enjoyable to read and parts that felt like a slog. The pacing was a little slow at the beginning though I really en... READ MORE

Leanne Cartwright

Spell-bounding and empowering

Sycorax, the witch known only by her evil reputation, unseen and unheard yet a menacing presence in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, is tantalisingly brought to ... READ MORE

Anna Evans-Wylie

Charismatic and hypnotic life of a witch

Like a tale told by a high priestess from a distant time, Hetherington’s novel is charismatic and hypnotic, as the witch Sycorax tells the story of her bir... READ MORE

Huttson Lo

A must read!

I did not want this book to end. I love The Tempest, and I love Shakespeare’s witches so this was a good match for me. I loved Nydia’s style of wri... READ MORE

Elaine

Slow to start

Thank you NetGalley and Quercus fir this eCopy to review I recently read Sycorax by Nydia Hetherington, and it was quite an intriguing experience. The n... READ MORE

Bzz Kolla

Amazing book

I saw this book on a certain book app and was excited to read it and I was lucky enough to receive an advance reader copy. It had me gripped from the firs... READ MORE

Ashlie Rhodes-higgins

Beautifully written and crafted with extraordinary empathy: moving and wonderful

A prequel to Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’? One that brings every sense to life with the spirit, beauty, and sadness of Sycorax, mother to Caliban, who gets ... READ MORE

Lucy Waverley

Interesting and well-written, but slow

This book was beautifully written. It really gave the sense of a magic grounded in nature. The whole tone of the book was equal parts ethereal and grounded... READ MORE

Helen Clarke

heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time

I was quite excited when I saw this book pop up. It's only been in the last couple of years that I started to enjoy Shakespeare, after struggling with it i... READ MORE

Ellie Piper

A masterpiece that will stay with you always

Izzy Gillespie

A lyrical retelling

I've seen The Tempest, and so I was interested to see an origin story for Sycorax - the most powerful witch of Algiers. Except she isn't the evil monster t... READ MORE

Clare R

This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.

Beautifully written reimagining

Inheriting her mother's gifts, but shielded from the world, and learning none of her parents' charisma and magentism, Sycorax struggles to find her place i... READ MORE

Novel set in NORTH AFRICA

Shortlisted for The Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2025 Sycorax may be a familiar name to some. She is the witch, absent from the stage but exerti... READ MORE

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