{"product_id":"villains-of-lore-1-blood-of-hercules-paperback","title":"Villains Of Lore 1: Blood of Hercules (Paperback)","description":"THE \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e AND \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER\r\n          'This was damn fun. Alexis was original, full of personality, and I loved being with her on this fun (unhinged) ride. You won't be able to stop yourself from binge-reading this'\r\n          \u003cem\u003eRaven Kennedy,\u003c\/em\u003e New York Times\u003cem\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n            \u003cstrong\u003eStep into the Coliseum at the Spartan War Academy where monsters are made, immortality is won, and even a god can die...\u003c\/strong\u003e  \r\n          \u003cp\u003e\r\n            \u003cstrong\u003eAlexis Hert isn't a hero, and she certainly isn't a god. All she's ever been is a survivor.\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut the Fates disagree\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003eWhen a blood test leads to her admittance at the Spartan War Academy, she'll have to do more than merely survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003eAlexis will have to claim her birthright: immortality.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003eBut immortality is a privilege, one earned in the crucible of the academy, where the heroes are villains and classrooms battlegrounds. While gladiators Achilles and Patro, her demanding mentors, hone her into a warrior, Augustus and Kharon, her professors and the brooding heirs to the underworld, haunt her steps and her thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e\r\n            \u003cstrong\u003eBecause where there are gods, there are bound to be monsters, and there is more than one hunting Alexis...\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003eYou might just come across these favourites:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e  War academy\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e Villainous love interests\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e   Gods, gladiators, and warriors, oh my!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e Adorable animal companions\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e Animal companions with a lot of ~opinions~\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e Prophecies\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e  Dark romance\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e Why choose?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003eTouch her and die\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e Marriage law\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e   Post-apocalyptic world\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e\r\n            \u003cstrong\u003eThe romantasy OBSESSSION of 2024:\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This was addictive\u003c\/strong\u003e as hell'\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e         \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e'THAT WAS SO GOOD!!! Wow. I'll be thinking about this book for awhile. Greek mythology + a spartan war academy + a STRONG FMC?! It was perfection. I love all the twists and turns and the guessing along the way. It was such a unique Hercules story and I'm\u003cstrong\u003e OBSESSED\u003c\/strong\u003e! I need book 2 asap.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e         \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e'Actually \u003cstrong\u003eiconic\u003c\/strong\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e         \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e'LOOOOOOOOOVED IT \u003cstrong\u003eOMG\u003c\/strong\u003e I literally tried to read it as slow as possible so I would have the book, the characters, their world... EVERYTHING for a little longer... but IT WAS HARD OK bc I really wanted to binge it in one night '\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e         \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e'Literally gonna\u003cstrong\u003e live rent free\u003c\/strong\u003e in my brain'\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e         \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e'Perfection, \u003cstrong\u003efavorite read this year\u003c\/strong\u003e so far'\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e         \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n          \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlood of Hercules \u003c\/em\u003ewas a No.11 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller on the trade fiction paperback list the week of 22nd December 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jasmine Mas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67653085167794,"sku":"9780008744465","price":295.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9780008744465-2.jpg?v=1791425364","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/villains-of-lore-1-blood-of-hercules-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}