{"product_id":"the-crucible-1-the-games-gods-play","title":"The Crucible 1: The Games Gods Play","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE GODS PLAY FOR POWER. HADES PLAYS FOR HER. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the \u003cb\u003eHOLT Medallion for Speculative Romance 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGoodreads Choice Awards Romantasy\u003c\/b\u003e Nominee 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThis story is my latest obsession\u003c\/b\u003e' Sunday Times bestselling author, Devney Perry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have never been favored by the gods, thanks to Zeus. Cursed and working as a lowly clerk for the Order of Thieves, I survive by keeping my head down. No easy feat in Zeus' patron city of San Francisco. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil the night I cross paths with a different god.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe worst god. Hades.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, the ruthless King of the Underworld has entered the Crucible, the deadly contest where gods choose mortals to fight in their stead. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd he has chosen me - a sarcastic nobody with a curse on her shoulders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAm I his pawn, his weapon, or something else entirely? Every time he calls me his, my heart betrays me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBecause Hades is playing by his own rules... and Death will win at any cost.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders are OBSESSED with \u003ci\u003eThe Games Gods Play\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'If you love The Hunger Games and Greek mythology, this one is a total must!\u003c\/b\u003e' 5   Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThat ending was brutal, the audacity of that ending. How could you?\u003c\/b\u003e'  5   Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThis is good, so good. I am obsessed' \u003c\/b\u003e5   Review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abigail Owen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67669982183602,"sku":"9781911750550","price":275.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9781911750550.jpg?v=1791595590","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/the-crucible-1-the-games-gods-play","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}