Styx: The River: Volume 2
A fierce retelling of beautiful verse from Sunday Times bestselling author, Nikita Gill
Will be published approx. on 1. September 2026
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-1-3985-3719-4 (ISBN)
Description
'Styx is a rich, gleaming jewel of a novel... a heartbreakingly beautiful story of feminine rage and strength' JENNIFER SAINT
Beginning a generation before Hekate, Styx sings the story of the goddess of the underworld river that bears her name...
The firstborn child of Titans, Styx is revered as the first of her kind - until she is eclipsed and forgotten amid her scores of siblings, the Oceanids and the Potamoi.
Coming of age in a world simmering with paranoia and unspoken fear of Kronos, the volatile and unchecked god-king, Styx learns to conceal the rage ignited by her growing disillusionment with her parents and her vain and unkind siblings. Instead, she finds solace and sisterhood in her cousin, Asteria. Together, they train in the arts of creation and magic. And as they seek to learn their divine purpose and their place within the Titanomachy, they discover both the joy sparked by true love and the fierce resilience birthed from motherhood.
In this lyrical and heartrending tale of sisterhood, identity, love, and war, Styx must carve her own path to womanhood - and ultimately, godhood.
Beginning a generation before Hekate, Styx sings the story of the goddess of the underworld river that bears her name...
The firstborn child of Titans, Styx is revered as the first of her kind - until she is eclipsed and forgotten amid her scores of siblings, the Oceanids and the Potamoi.
Coming of age in a world simmering with paranoia and unspoken fear of Kronos, the volatile and unchecked god-king, Styx learns to conceal the rage ignited by her growing disillusionment with her parents and her vain and unkind siblings. Instead, she finds solace and sisterhood in her cousin, Asteria. Together, they train in the arts of creation and magic. And as they seek to learn their divine purpose and their place within the Titanomachy, they discover both the joy sparked by true love and the fierce resilience birthed from motherhood.
In this lyrical and heartrending tale of sisterhood, identity, love, and war, Styx must carve her own path to womanhood - and ultimately, godhood.
Reviews / Votes
'Styx is a rich, gleaming jewel of a novel. A story of war and tyrants, and of love and family, that feels both immensely ancient and profoundly relevant today. Nikita Gill weaves a heartbreakingly beautiful story of feminine rage and strength, illuminating the destructive nature of patriarchy and the resilience and hopefulness of women with her unmatched wisdom, compassion and flawless verse'JENNIFER SAINT
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-3985-3719-4 (9781398537194)
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Nikita Gill
Styx: The River
A fierce retelling of beautiful verse from Sunday Times bestselling author, Nikita Gill
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approx. 09/2026
Simon + Schuster LLC
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Nikita Gill is an Irish-Indian poet who has the attention of 750,000 Instagram followers worldwide for her work. Her work offers a shift of perspective which centres women in both Greek and Hindu myth as well as folklore. She has given a TEDx Talk, spoken at every major literary festival in the UK and been shortlisted for the Goodreads Choice Award in poetry three times, the Childrens Poetry Award two times and longlisted for the Jhalak Prize. Gill has written seven poetry collections and two verse novels. Her book of fables for children, Animal Tales from India (Walker Books), and her newest verse novel for Doctor Who, The Angel of Redemption (a 2010s story) (BBC Children's Books), were both out in October 2023.