{"product_id":"immortal-crown","title":"Immortal Crown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Immortal Crown\u003c\/i\u003e is the second novel in the acclaimed Age of X series from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, Richelle Mead.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReligious investigator Justin March and Mae Koskinen, the beautiful supersoldier assigned to protect him, have been charged with investigating reports of the supernatural and the return of the gods, both inside the Republic of United North America and out. With this highly classified knowledge comes a shocking revelation: not only are the gods vying for human control, but the elect-special humans marked by the divine-are turning against one another in bloody fashion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir mission takes a new twist when they are assigned to a diplomatic delegation headed by Lucian Darling, Justin's old friend and rival, going into Arcadia, the RUNA's dangerous neighboring country. Here, in a society where women are commodities and religion is intertwined with government, Justin discovers powerful forces at work, even as he struggles to come to terms with his own reluctantly acquired deity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, Mae-grudgingly posing as Justin's concubine-has a secret mission of her own: finding the illegitimate niece her family smuggled away years ago. But with Justin and Mae resisting the resurgence of the gods in Arcadia, a reporter's connection with someone close to Justin back home threatens to expose their mission-and with it the divine forces the government is determined to keep secret.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Age of X is a new fantasy series from Richelle Mead, containing all the mythological intrigue and relentless action of her bestselling Vampire Academy and Bloodlines series. \u003ci\u003eThe Immortal Crown\u003c\/i\u003e is the second novel in the series following \u003ci\u003eGameboard of the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e. Fans of Chloe Neill and Jim Butcher should look this way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Richelle Mead:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The book is fast-paced and suspenseful' \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An engaging read, with an unusually tangible, believable, living story world, featuring a protagonist of unexpected depth and sympathy' Jim Butcher (on Succubus Blues)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichelle Mead, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of Vampire Academy, lives in Seattle, Washington with her husband and baby. \u003ci\u003eGameboard of the Gods,\u003c\/i\u003e the first in the Age of X series and Richelle's first adult novel, is also available from Penguin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54234548207960,"sku":"9781405913584","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781405913584_ee0bc002-62af-4dbf-b003-304242239e7c.jpg?v=1769546770","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/immortal-crown","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}