{"product_id":"the-games-gods-play-standard-edition-9781649376411","title":"The Games Gods Play (Standard Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gods love to play with us mere mortals. And every hundred years, we let them...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI have never been favored by the gods. Far from it, thanks to Zeus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiving as a cursed office clerk for the Order of Thieves, I just keep my head down and hope the capricious beings who rule from Olympus won't notice me. Not an easy feat, given San Francisco is Zeus' patron city, but I make do. I survive. Until the night I tangle with a \u003ci\u003edifferent\u003c\/i\u003e god. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eworst\u003c\/i\u003e god. Hades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the first time ever, the ruthless, mercurial King of the Underworld has entered the Crucible--the deadly contest the gods hold to determine a new ruler to sit on the throne of Olympus. But instead of fighting their own battles, the gods name \u003ci\u003emortals\u003c\/i\u003e to compete in their stead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo why in the Underworld did Hades choose me--a sarcastic nobody with a curse on her shoulders--as his champion? And why does my heart trip every time he says I'm \u003ci\u003ehis\u003c\/i\u003e? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI don't know if I'm a pawn, bait, or something else entirely to this dangerously tempting god. How can I, when he has more secrets than stars in the sky? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause Hades is playing by his own rules...and Death will win at any cost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Entangled: Red Tower Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781649376411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Abigail Owen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44413682974901,"sku":"9781649376411","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_588c4f09-5ea5-4ef8-bc0b-c1f03502da42.jpg?v=1720538300","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-games-gods-play-standard-edition-9781649376411","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}