{"product_id":"children-of-athens-historical-adventure-paperback","title":"Children of Athens by K. J. Verma - Historical Adventure - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the legend that inspired '\u003cem\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/em\u003e' - a tale of grief, vengeance and monsters, set in the lands of the ancient Aegean. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurchase the paperback of this exclusive, first edition of '\u003cem\u003eChildren of Athens\u003c\/em\u003e', book 1 of the '\u003cem\u003eThe Blood of Athens\u003c\/em\u003e' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e***\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA monster in a labyrinth. Fourteen sacrifices. A mother determined for justice.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAthens, 1100 BC: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe king has entered into a loathsome treaty with the enemy island of  Krete: every other year, Athens must send seven young men and seven young women to King Minos’s palace, down into a dark, inescapable labyrinth, where a terrifying beast awaits. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen a horrible twist of fate means Alexa and her twin brother both get selected as sacrifices, they confront the reality facing them on Krete: certain death. But when a childhood friend, a young noblewoman of Krete, is willing to risk everything to rescue them, the impossible escape may just become possible. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut are larger forces at play? Faced with losing both her children, the twins' mother, Daedora suspects that her children’s selection isn’t as random as first supposed. Her drive to uncover the truth will lead her to a choice between the mysterious tribe of The Lost Mothers and life as she knows it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eChildren of Athens\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the first book in a two-part series, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Blood of Athens\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-v-5d644d52=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-v-5d644d52=\"\"\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-v-5d644d52=\"\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\"\u003e\u003cspan data-v-5d644d52=\"\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eOwl \u0026amp; Shield Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-v-5d644d52=\"\"\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e 9781738499908\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-v-5d644d52=\"\"\u003eNumber of pages:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-v-5d644d52=\"\" itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e419\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-v-5d644d52=\"\"\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e127mm x 203mm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Owl \u0026 Shield Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49999277556041,"sku":"","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/2165\/3577\/files\/Paperback_Item_edited_resized_b0723cf5-e79c-44ea-80f7-b34389ae6217.png?v=1716322764","url":"https:\/\/kjverma.com\/products\/children-of-athens-historical-adventure-paperback","provider":"Owl \u0026 Shield Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}