{"product_id":"hades-paperback-1","title":"Hades - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Knowles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330325025005,"sku":"9781801102766","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/S9aZ3wH9Gc9781801102766.webp?v=1784926139","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/hades-paperback-1","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}