The Games Gods Play
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The Games Gods Play
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Narrated by:
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Piper Goodeve
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By:
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Abigail Owen
About this listen
The No 1 New York Times bestseller, a dazzling romantasy epic from award-winning author Abigail Owen. A Court of Thorns and Roses meets Percy Jackson in an alternate contemporary world where the gods of mythology never died.
The gods love to play with us mere mortals. And every hundred years, we let them...
I have never been favored by the gods. Far from it, thanks to Zeus.
Living 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's patron city, but I make do. I survive. Until the night I tangle with a different god.
The worst god. Hades.
For 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 mortals to compete in their stead.
So 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 his?
I 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?
Because Hades is playing by his own rules...and Death will win at any cost.
©2024 Abigail Owen (P)2024 HarperCollins PublishersWhat listeners say about The Games Gods Play
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- Tegan
- 13-10-2024
great story and world building
for something that had the ability to be stereotypical this was an absolute pleasure to listen to.
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- Cassie Croft
- 26-09-2024
Amazing story and great narrator.
I love this book. It was an amazing twist of Greek mythology and the narrator did an amazing job telling the story.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-12-2024
Fast paced with excellent action
I was inseparable from this while I read and listened. Lyra's loyalty is so beautiful
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- Anonymous User
- 23-09-2024
One of the best books I’ve listened to for awhile
Absolutely loved the storyline and narration. Having a Hades POV would be awesome, hopefully there’s more books in the series
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- Anonymous User
- 30-11-2024
Love the adventure and storyline.
Liked the storyline and timeline, parts weren’t dragged out for too long. Also liked the overcoming of all the challenges the FMC had to face and how strong she became in the end.💪🏽
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- Melanie Pearce
- 01-10-2024
Best book of 2024
I’m pretty certain this was my best read of 2024. 80 books in and this by far has been the best read. I can’t believe it’s over.
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- Emma Hodge
- 24-09-2024
So entertaining
This book was so entertaining. The banter between Lyra and Hades had me laughing out loud, and the book was well narrated. Highly recommend
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- Tameka
- 24-11-2024
enjoyable and easy to listen to
some of the trials could have been fleshed out more, they skipped through them compared with the heroines inner angst
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- Kirrily Moran
- 14-12-2024
Gripping story from start to finish
This was a fantastic depiction of Hades. You learnt just enough about him to love him, but there is still some things to learn, which I like. The ending in particular leaves you thinking about what he will do next. The FMC is very well rounded. I like that she’s a complex character who believes in loyalty above all else. Her values are interesting given her curse and upbringing. She complements Hades well! The author does an amazing job of making you believe everything her characters are feeling, which makes us care. I’m so excited for book 2!
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- Sarah
- 30-09-2024
Love!
I really enjoyed this book. This dynamics between the main characters was realistic and I loved the interesting take on hades and Persephone. I loved the sass of the fmc and piper did an amazing narration job, bringing the characters to life. Looking forward to reading the next book by this author
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