{"product_id":"the-games-gods-play-standard-edition","title":"The Games Gods Play (Standard Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT #1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eHOLT Medallion award winner for Speculative Romance of 2025\u003cbr\u003eGoodreads Choice Awards Romantasy nominee of 2024 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This story is my latest obsession.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, Devney Perry\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gods love to play with us mere mortals. And every hundred years, we let them...\u003c\/b\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Crucible series is best enjoyed in order.\u003cbr\u003eReading Order: \u003cbr\u003eBook #1 The Games Gods Play\u003cbr\u003eBook #2 The Things Gods Break\u003cbr\u003eBook #3 The Wrath Gods Reap\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1649376413\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781649376411\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Owen, Abigail, N\/A, N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Entangled: Red Tower Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Entangled: Red Tower Books","offers":[{"title":"HardCover (Sep 2024)","offer_id":45658013597893,"sku":"9781649376411","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781649376411.jpg?v=1768897177","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-games-gods-play-standard-edition","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}