{"product_id":"hades-9781801102766","title":"Hades","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe exciting new historical novel in Mark Knowles' Blades of Bronze series. You've read the myths of Ancient Greece... now see how life \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e was in the Age of Heroes.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDecades after the fabled voyage of \u003ci\u003eArgo\u003c\/i\u003e, the last remaining Argonauts are scattered to the corners of the Greek world, old men living on past glories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe great victory at Troy is naught but a memory. The Age of Heroes is dead. The Sea People are coming. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the enemy inearly at the gates. Only one young man can rise up, channel the spirit of the Argonauts, and inspire and renew the heroism of old: Xandros, callow grandson of the great Jason. His mission is a desperate one, and it may yet be too late. Will the old world crumble and burn, or will a new hero rise to victory? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews for the Blades of Bronze series: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A bold and thrilling voyage that plunges you deep into the world of ancient myth. Knowles's storytelling captured my imagination from the very first page. Wonderfully atmospheric.' \u003cb\u003eDaisy Dunn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'What a spectacular triumph! Knowles has taken a reassuringly familiar legend and elevated it into a new, realistic and engrossing story.' \u003cb\u003eSam Taw\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A deeply researched historical epic, so brilliantly brought to life I could taste the salt air on my tongue.' \u003cb\u003eAdam Lofthouse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Knowles\u003c\/b\u003e took degrees in Classics and Management Studies at Downing College, Cambridge. After a decade working as a frontline officer and supervisor within the Metropolitan Police Service, he became Head of Classics at a school in Harrogate. He is a particular fan of experimental archaeology and rowed on the reconstructed ancient Athenian trireme \u003ci\u003eOlympias\u003c\/i\u003e during its last sea trials in Greece in 1994. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollow Mark on @mark77knowles and markknowles.info\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Head of Zeus -- An Aries Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50526196760850,"sku":"9781801102766","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5022265c-c5a7-4ae6-8c08-09e62da8baa6.jpg?v=1731263620","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hades-9781801102766","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}