Let Gorgons Be Gorgons is the second in a series of e-novels written by Paul Ruditis and published by Harper Collins Canada. The book was released in four separate parts on September 29, 2015, and then released as a whole on February 2, 2016. The story is set in between the ninth and tenth seasons of Charmed.
The book was originally set to release on April 9, 2019, in paperback form, along with The War on Witches, but has since been canceled.
Synopsis[]
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When Piper, Phoebe, and Paige undo a spell that turned a local politician to stone, they enlist the help of their sister, Prue, confined on the magical Nexus, not realizing the powerful magic behind the hex. As attacks on Innocents mount, the Charmed Ones learn that the most heinous of mythological creatures—a Gorgon—is to blame.
Freed from her underground tomb, Medusa joins her sisters in a crusade to avenge womankind, turning those who cross her to stone forever. At the same time, dark magic seems to be undoing all of Phoebe's good works, distracting her from the impending battle with the Gorgons. With time running out, will the sisters be able to defeat Medusa and restore their Innocents to life?
Inspired by the hit televisions series of Charmed, the new novel Charmed: Let Gorgons Be Gorgons continues the story of the Halliwell witches. With only the Book of Shadows to guide them, the Halliwell sisters are the fulfillment of their ancestor Melinda Warren's prophecy that three sisters descending from her line would become the most powerful witches of all time. The sisters use the Power of Three to protect the Innocent and banish evil from the Earthly realm.
Characters[]
Major[]
- Piper Halliwell: The second oldest sister with the powers of Molecular Immobilization, of Molecular Combustion, and Molecular Acceleration.
- Phoebe Halliwell: The third sister with the powers of Premonition, Levitation, Empathy, and Psychic Reflection.
- Paige Matthews: The younger maternal half-sister with the powers of Telekinetic Orbing, Orbing, Healing, and Orb Shield.
- Prue Halliwell: The eldest sister. She came back from the dead, and became the guardian of the All.
- Leo Wyatt: Piper's husband. Headmaster of Magic School. He was the Charmed Ones' Whitelighter, and an Elder before becoming human.
- Coop Halliwell: A Cupid married to Phoebe. He has the power of Beaming and can help others find love via his Cupid Ring.
- Cole Turner: He is a former demon who now works as Prue's assistant. He is Phoebe's ex-husband.
Support[]
- P.J. Halliwell: Phoebe and Coop's firstborn daughter, with the powers of Beaming and Remote Beaming.
- Parker Halliwell: Phoebe and Coop's second daughter.
- Elise Rothman: Editor-in-chief of The Bay Mirror and Phoebe's friend. She knows her family's secret.
- Medusa: A gorgon beheaded by Perseus over a thousand years ago. Once the strongest witch of her sisterhood, she was sexually assaulted by Poseidon and "punished" by Athena for a crime she did not commit by being turned into a gorgon. Her sisters resurrected her soul a millennium later. Her powers include Glamouring and Petrification.
- Stheno and Euryale: Medusa's older sisters. Once powerful witches, they were cursed by Athena to become gorgons. A millennium later, they channeled the powers of the Charmed Ones to resurrect their lost sister. Their powers include Glamouring and Petrification, respectively.
- Dafydd: A fallen Cupid, and Coop's former mentor, who is out for revenge against Coop for destroying his life.
- Kama: A senior Cupid and Coop's friend. She tells Coop the Eros Ring, the originator of all Cupid rings, has been stolen.
- Mika Yoshida: The Bay Mirror publicist. She once went out with Cal Greene before discovering his violent side.
Minor[]
- Rachel and Jal: Reporters and soon-to-be couple working at The Bay Mirror.
- Cerberus: Hellhound guarding the River Styx.
- Brianna Jordan: Real estate agent who married her husband with Phoebe officiating the marriage. She and her husband fell under Dafydd's spell and their marriage fell apart.
- Congressman Ward: A narrow-minded politician who gets petrified by one of the gorgon sisters.
- Vaughn Ramsey: CEO of a large media empire in San Francisco. He was targeted by the gorgon sisters.
- Francis Stein: One of the seven dwarfs recruited by the Charmed Ones to help free people who were petrified. He tells the sisters the missing part of the gorgon sisters. Has an "X" for a middle name.
- Leprechaun: A luck-spreading creature. He was recruited by the Charmed Ones to help free people who were petrified.
- Fairy: A tiny being with mystical magic that was recruited by the Charmed Ones to help free people who were petrified.
- Carolyn Barnes: Owns a website called the "Gorgon Gaze" that always hold women responsible for their male partners' unfaithfulness. She was targeted by the gorgon sisters.
- Nicolette: A hire at Halliwell's. She calls Piper about an unexpected emergency.
- Jessup: Bartender at Halliwell's.
- Suzanne: The chef who works at Halliwell's.
Mentioned[]
- Wyatt Halliwell: Piper and Leo's firstborn son. He has powers beyond everyone's comprehension.
- Chris Halliwell: Piper and Leo's second son. His powers include Telekinesis, Telekinetic Orbing, Orbing, Photokinesis, and Sensing.
- Melinda Halliwell: Piper and Leo's third child and only daughter. Her powers include Telekinetic Orbing and Hovering.
- Tamora and Kat Mitchell: Paige and Henry's twin daughters. They have the powers of Molecular Acceleration and Molecular Deceleration, respectively, but are currently bound by their mother.
- Henry Mitchell Jr.: Paige and Henry's adopted son.
- Patty Halliwell: The Charmed Ones' deceased mother with the power of Molecular Immobilization.
- Penny Halliwell: The Charmed Ones' deceased grandmother with the power of Telekinesis.
- Victor Bennett: Prue, Piper, and Phoebe's father.
- Henry Mitchell: Paige's husband, who works as a parole officer.
- Marsha: Dafydd's object of obsession.
- The Source of All Evil: The ruler of the Underworld and all supernatural evil forces. He was vanquished by the Charmed Ones.
- Keon Jordan: Keon wedded Brianna with Phoebe officiating the marriage. He and his wife fell under Dafydd's spell and their marriage fell apart.
- The Titans: Ancient gods who were entombed. According to Leo and Cole, there were more Titans entombed in the ice cave, but only Meta, Cronus and Demitrius were released.
- Perseus: The demigod who beheaded Medusa.
- Athena: Mortal at first, she was bestowed the power of the gods by the Elders to battle the Titans. After the Titans were entombed, Athena and the rest of the mortals declared themselves gods. She cursed Medusa and her sisters and turned them into gorgons after the former was defiled her temple.
- Eros: The first Cupid and a Greek god of love.
- Poseidon: Greek god of the Sea, who violated Medusa and had Athena "punish" her for making it happen in her temple.
- Romeo and Juliet: Soulmates cursed by William Shakespeare, who wrote their play with a phoenix feather. Phoebe recently ended their cursed cycle.
- The Source's Heir: The child Phoebe carried while Cole was the Source.
- Bailey: Leo's assistant and a librarian at Magic School. She was charged with taking care of the Halliwell children until they settled the problems at hand.
- Cary: A hire working double shift at Halliwell's. He was the first to fall ill.
- Darryl Morris: A former lieutenant of the San Francisco Police Department. He is aware of the sisters' secret, but has moved to the East Coast to be out of the line of danger.
- Cockatrice, Basilisk and Svartálfar: Three beings with the power of Petrification.
Magical Notes[]
Spells[]
The Power of Three Spell[]
Power of Three spell augmented by the All
- The Power of Three will set you free.
- The Power of Three will set you free.
- The Power of Three will set you free.
To Open a Portal to the Nexus[]
Stand in front of a door to chant the spell.
- … Around the world, but please don't hex us.
- Connect the portal to this Nexus.
To Free a Petrified Man[]
First cast the Power of Three spell, then sprinkle a potion made of fairy dust, dwarf magic and leprechaun's luck on the victim.
- To free a man stopped in his tracks,
- add fairy dust, a dash of luck, and the pick of an ax.
Other spells[]
- Stheno and Euryale cast the resurrection spell in the ancient tongue to resurrect Medusa.
- Leo, Coop, and Cole used a non-verbal spell with bay leaves, marigold, belladonna, mugwort, damiana, and glass to assimilate Catoptromancy.
Powers[]
- Atmokinesis: Used by Medusa to create lightning storms.
- Beaming: Used by Coop and Dafydd to teleport from place to place.
- Channeling: Used by Stheno and Euryale to channel the power of the Charmed Ones and the Nexus of the All.
- Cryokinesis: Used by Stheno to attack the Charmed Ones with ice.
- Dusting: Used by Cole to teleport from place to place.
- Empathy: Used by Phoebe to sense the emotions of those around her, and Coop to sense love.
- Glamouring: Used by the gorgon sisters to hide their heinous appearances.
- Healing: Used by Paige to heal the ailing patrons and staff at Halliwell's.
- Hovering: Used by Prue to hover while meditating and trying to sense the Gorgons' next move.
- Levitation: Used by Phoebe to hover over Medusa.
- Molecular Immobilization: Used by Piper to freeze a park full of people, the restaurant patrons, and the track field.
- Molecular Combustion: Used by Piper to fight the gorgon sisters.
- Orb Shield: Used by Paige to protect herself against the gorgon sisters.
- Orbing: Used by Paige to orb herself and her sisters from place to place.
- Petrification: Used by the gorgon sisters to turn people to stone.
- Premonition: Used by Phoebe to summon a vision of a congressman being attacked by holding a mobile phone showing a photo.
- Projection: Used by Prue to set and clear the dinner table, make a chair disappear, widen her sofa, and duplicate a statue.
- Psychic Reflection: Used by Phoebe to make Medusa see visions of all the good the Charmed Ones have achieved over the years to convince her they were good people.
- Sensing: By tapping into the Nexus, Prue was able to intercept the gorgon's next plan and sense their location.
- Telekinetic Orbing: Used by Paige to orb objects.
- Teleportation: Used by the gorgon sisters to teleport from place to place. They used it to reach the All.
- Transformation: Used by Euryale to turn glass shards into butterflies, and disable Paige's orb shield.
Artifacts[]
- Ambrosia: An elixir known in legends to make mortals immortal, but in actuality is a deadly substance for mortals and ecstatic food for angelic beings.
- Book of Shadows: The Halliwell family's tome of spells and information.
- Eros Ring: The original Cupid Ring. It was the object that powers all other Cupid Rings and can undo loves blessed by heaven.
Locations[]
- The All: The very source of magic and connection of the realms.
- River Styx: The river in the Underworld. It constantly relocates around the Underworld and the only way to reach it is by walking aimlessly until they get lost. Water from the River Styx can help break the connection to the Eros Ring.
- Cupid's Temple: The homebase of all Cupids.
Notes and Trivia[]
- According to the gorgon sisters, there is an underground opening in Athens that leads to a region of the Underworld called "Hades".
- It is revealed that there are more Titans entombed.
Cultural References[]
- The book heavily features Greek mythology.
- Harry Potter was referenced when Leo told Piper his research on creatures with Petrification.
Errors[]
- Cole's teleportation power was mentioned to be Shimmering.
- Paige's power of Healing was miswritten as "healing spell".
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