Lies We Sing to the Sea
HarperCollins · Hardcover · March 7, 2023
An instant New York Times bestseller—and a legendary YA debut!
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- Who it’s for
- For a sustained, immersive read where myth, love, and ancient-world atmosphere do the work.
- Genres
- Greek & Roman Myths for Teens, YA Romance - LGBTQ+, Epic YA Fantasy
- Published
- HarperCollins, March 7, 2023
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An instant New York Times bestseller—and a legendary YA debut! This dazzling sapphic fantasy inspired by Greek mythology will captivate fans of Circe and The Song of Achilles. Each spring, Ithaca condemns twelve maidens to the noose. This is the price vengeful Poseidon demands for the lives of Queen Penelope’s twelve maids, hanged and cast into the depths centuries ago. But when that fate comes for Leto, death is not what she thought it would be.
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Instead, she wakes on a mysterious island and meets a girl with green eyes and the power to command the sea. A girl named Melantho, who says one more death can stop a thousand. The prince of Ithaca must die—or the tides of fate will drown them all. Sarah Underwood weaves an epic tapestry of lies, love, and tragedy, perfect for fans of Madeline Miller, Alexandra Bracken, and Renée Ahdieh.
Mythic Pull
For a sustained, immersive read where myth, love, and ancient-world atmosphere do the work.
Come here for
- mythic sweep with a romantic current
- ancient-world atmosphere, not dustier-than-necessary
Expect
- Greek-and-Roman myth adjacent feel
- teen-friendly historical-fantasy framing
Where it sits
| Greek & Roman Myths for Teens | 91% |
|---|---|
| Epic YA Fantasy | 35% |
| YA Romance - LGBTQ+ | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Coming of Age
- Historical YA Fantasy
- YA Fantasy Romance
- YA Stories About Girls & Women
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- Arthurian YA
- Greek & Roman Myths for Teens
- YA LGBTQ+
- Monster Tales for Teens
- Authors
- Sarah Underwood
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- March 7, 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- Coming of Age