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The Games Gods Play

the bestselling Greek Gods romantasy epic, perfect for readers of Rebecca Yarros' Onyx Storm and Sarah J Maas
By Abigail Owen
Series: Crucible Trilogy
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The Games Gods Play is the instant #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestseller. This dazzling romantasy epic from an award-winning author is akin to A Court of Thorns and Roses meeting Percy Jackson in an alternate contemporary world where the gods of mythology... Read More
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The Games Gods Play is the instant #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestseller. This dazzling romantasy epic from an award-winning author is akin to A Court of Thorns and Roses meeting Percy Jackson in an alternate contemporary world where the gods of mythology never died. Perfect for readers of Rebecca Yarros.

The gods love to play with us mere mortals. And every hundred years, we let them...

I have never been favoured 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.

Series: Crucible Trilogy

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    The Games Gods Play is the instant #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestseller. This dazzling romantasy epic from an award-winning author is akin to A Court of Thorns and Roses meeting Percy Jackson in an alternate contemporary world where the gods of mythology never died. Perfect for readers of Rebecca Yarros. The gods love to play with...
    By Abigail Owen
    Paperback
    $2199
    Elsewhere:
    $2499
    In Stock
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  • The Games Gods Play
    The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen is the enthralling fusion of romance, fantasy, and mythology that propels readers into a spellbinding universe where deities walk among mortals. In this riveting contemporary tale, gods have not faded into the pages of history; instead, they thrive, exerting their whims over the human world from the heights of Olympus. Every century, a...
    By Abigail Owen
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    The Things Gods Break
    She has won the games of the gods, can she stand against the titans? The second book in the Crucible Trilogy from the bestselling author of the instant #1 New York Times, #1 USA Today bestseller, The Games Gods Play. Lyra may have survived the Crucible, but now she faces an even more dangerous test - a deadly race against...
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  • The Games Gods Play
    The beautiful deluxe hardback edition of The Games Gods Play, the instant #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestseller, presents a dazzling romantasy epic from an award-winning author. It is A Court of Thorns and Roses meets Percy Jackson in an alternate contemporary world where the gods of mythology never died. This book is perfect for readers of...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781038947949

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 July 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: HQ Fiction

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 391g

Pages: 528

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About the Author

Multi-award-winning author Abigail Owen writes adult and upper YA fantasy romance. She loves plots that move hot and fast, feisty heroines with sass, heroes with heart, a dash of snark, and oodles of HEAs! Other titles include wife, mother, Star Wars geek, MBA, and chocoholic.

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    The Things Gods Break
    She has won the games of the gods, can she stand against the titans? THE STUNNING DELUXE HARDBACK EDITION OF THE SECOND BOOK IN THE CRUCIBLE TRILOGY FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES, #1 USA TODAY BESTSELLER, The Games Gods Play Lyra may have survived the Crucible, but now she faces an even more...
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    The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen is the enthralling fusion of romance, fantasy, and mythology that propels readers into a spellbinding universe where deities walk among mortals. In this riveting contemporary tale, gods have not faded into the pages of history; instead, they thrive, exerting their whims over the human world from the heights of Olympus. Every century, a...
    By Abigail Owen
    Paperback
    $3000
    Elsewhere:
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    Ships Monday
  • Pre-order
    The Wrath Gods Reap
    Don't miss the thrilling conclusion to the number 1 New York Times bestselling The Games Gods Reap and The Things Gods Break, as the Hunger Games meets Percy Jackson in a slow-burn romance between a fierce contestant, Lyra, and Hades, the god of death himself. Now Lyra, the God of Death's champion in the Crucible must fight for her life, but Hades is done sitting...
    By Abigail Owen
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