{"product_id":"the-hymn-to-dionysus-9781399618656b","title":"The Hymn to Dionysus","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eRaised in a Greek legion, Phaidros has been taught to follow his commander's orders at all costs. But when he rescues a baby from a fire at Thebes' palace, he defies those orders and keeps the blue-eyed boy's existence a secret.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYears later, after a strange encounter that led to the death of his battalion, Phaidros has become a training master for young soldiers. He struggles with panic attacks and flashbacks, and he is not alone: all around him, his fellow veterans are losing their minds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMadness is not his only problem: Phaidros has become entangled with the search for Thebes' lost young crown prince-a search that leads him to a blue-eyed witch named Dionysus, whose guidance is as wise as the events that surround him are strange. In Dionysus's company, Phaidros witnesses sudden outbursts of riots and unrest, and everywhere Dionysus goes, rumors follow about a new god, one sired by Zeus but lost in a fire . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Hymn to Dionysus\u003c\/span\u003e, bestselling author Natasha Pulley transports us to an ancient empire on the edge of ruin to tell an utterly captivating story about a man needing a god to remind him how to be a human.\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e'Witty, bittersweet, surprising, and compellingly readable' \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A completely original and bewitching adventure' A. D. Rhine, author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eDaughters of Bronze\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eHorses of Fire\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A dazzling labyrinth of a book that pulls you in with both hands' Luna McNamara, author of PSYCHE AND EROS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is more than a story of love and escape and broken chains. This is more than an exquisitely crafted tale. This book is a candle in a dark hour' Maya Deane, author of\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e Wrath Goddess Sing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Quirky, tender, and endlessly inventive, this is a Greek myth retelling unlike any other. Pulley's big brain and huge heart are deployed to godly effect in THE HYMN TO DIONYSUS' V. V. James, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e Bestselling author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eSanctuary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gollancz","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42824519516240,"sku":"9781399618656B","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781399618656-l.jpg?v=1785896912","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/the-hymn-to-dionysus-9781399618656b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}