{"product_id":"sons-of-zeus-9781250830951","title":"Sons of Zeus","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 431 B.C., Ancient Greece experienced its own \"Pearl Harbor\"--a treacherous sneak attack that would mark the start of the bloody war between the democracy of Athens and the tyranny of Sparta. Caught between these superpowers, the independent city-state of Plataea became the arena where their battle for control of all of Greece would begin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Plataea, the young Greek warrior Nikias dreams of glory in the Olympic games as he trains for the \u003ci\u003epankration\u003c\/i\u003e--the no-holds-barred ultimate fighting of the era--until an act of violence in defense of his beloved threatens to send him into exile. But before his trial can take place, a traitor opens the city gates to a surprise attack force. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuddenly trapped inside their own fortress, the Plataeans are fighting for their lives. As Nikias seeks to discover the identity of the man who betrayed the city, he makes a daring escape, gathers an army, and leads this ragtag band into a suicidal battle at the gates of the citadel--a battle that will decide the fates of his family, his friends, and the woman he loves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the vein of Bernard Cornwell, Conn Iggulden, and Steven Pressfield, \u003ci\u003eSons of Zeus \u003c\/i\u003emarks the beginning of a richly detailed new action-adventure series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOBLE SMITH is an award-winning playwright who has worked as a video-game writer, a documentary-film executive producer, and the media director of an international human rights foundation. He is also the author of the novella \u003ci\u003eStolen from Gypsies \u003c\/i\u003eand the nonfiction book \u003ci\u003eThe Wisdom of the Shire: A Short Guide to a Long and Happy Life\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50453769748754,"sku":"9781250830951","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_52b38913-4da7-41df-8f47-9baca1576c46.jpg?v=1729856444","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sons-of-zeus-9781250830951","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}