{"product_id":"empire-of-dust-paperback","title":"Empire of Dust - 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\u003eStorygiants\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eEleanor Herman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis historical fantasy of Alexander the Great as a teen warrior is \"filled with reawakening magic, sex and lots of violence . . .\" (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the triumph of winning his first battle, Prince Alexander has little time to relish his success. He can no longer trust his best friend Hephaestion, and even Queen Olympias, his own mother, is suspected of the darkest of deeds. Then Alexander discovers that a traitor lurks within his own court--someone who holds the prince's confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving fallen out of favor with Alexander, Hephaestion travels with Katerina to Egypt to secure a military alliance--all the while concealing a devastating prophecy he can share with no one--not even Katerina, the woman he is falling in love with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLosing his first love Katerina only fuels Jacob's choice to join forces against Prince Alexander. And with the prince's sister Cynane as his prisoner, he believes he holds the key to Macedon's destruction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBelieved dead or missing, Persian Princess Zofia has been freed from duty to marry Prince Alexander, only to find herself abducted by a mysterious, handsome captor with secrets darker than her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author Eleanor Herman's Blood of Gods and Royals series: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A mingling of history, intrigue, romance, murder, and magic.\" --Cinda Williams Chima, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of The Seven Realms series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"History buffs and fantasy fans won't want to miss out on this mind-blowing new series that's bound to be a huge hit.\" --\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEleanor Herman is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSex with Kings\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSex with the Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, non-fiction works on the love lives of European royals through the centuries. She also wrote \u003ci\u003eMistress of the Vatican\u003c\/i\u003e, the biography of a woman who ran the Catholic Church in the seventeenth century for her reputed lover, Pope Innocent; and \u003ci\u003eKing Peggy\u003c\/i\u003e, the true story of a Washington, DC, secretary who became a king of Ghana. In 2015 Herman published her first young adult novel. \u003ci\u003eLegacy of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e is the first of four books on the adventures of Alexander the Great at age sixteen. It has been optioned by the WB network for a TV series. Herman has made television appearances sharing her historical expertise on National Geographic, the History Channel, and the American Heroes Channel. She lives in McLean, Virginia, with her husband, four rescue cats, and a dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 262\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53759193448755,"sku":"9798337206783","price":32.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/rk04mafRUJ9798337206783.webp?v=1785324730","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/empire-of-dust-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}