{"product_id":"the-games-gods-play","title":"The Games Gods Play (The Crucible, Book 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe gods love to play with us mere mortals. And every hundred years, we let them…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI have never been favored by the gods. Far from it, thanks to Zeus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003edifferent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e god.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eworst\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e god. Hades.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003emortals\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to compete in their stead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause Hades is playing by his own rules…and Death will win at any cost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marissa's Books \u0026 Gifts, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44616548122823,"sku":"P6599S","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0077\/9010\/0553\/files\/marissasbooksandgifts-9781649376411-the-games-gods-play-40608034980039.jpg?v=1728521878","url":"https:\/\/marissasbooks.com\/products\/the-games-gods-play","provider":"Marissa's Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}