Sycorax: A Novel

"Yes, it’s about a sorceress, Sycorax, who’s born from the sun and the moon and shaped by fire. She didn’t understand her powers, but she knew she came from a special background. She was left by her parents and had to find her own way in the world. She was alone and an outcast. These powers that she didn’t understand grew, but becoming more powerful made her more of an outcast, especially in a time when being knowledgeable and powerful and different as a woman wasn’t embraced. She found herself completely excluded from local society, but with a power that could either save all of the people around her or destroy them, and it’s her choice whether she uses that power or not. It’s a cruel story. It’s a sad story, but it’s a really empowering story as well. It takes you through a whole raft of emotions. Again, it’s sourced from the very minimal information that’s out there on Sycorax. Shakespeare mentions her as a sorceress, but there aren’t many other details. Nydia did a fantastic job of creating and evolving this character from a starting place all the way through. It is a wonderful story of sorcery – ‘Seer. Sage. Sorceress.’ It’s just fantastic."