{"product_id":"2940016478722","title":"The Adventures of Heron","description":"When the Magistrate of the Rhakotis District calls on Heron of Alexandria—the greatest inventor the city has ever known—to help him solve a series of crimes, he learns the unexpected value of the inventor's unique knowledge.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the \"Alexandrian Saga\" books detail the clash of empires over technologies unleashed from the Temples never-ending pursuit of coin, these five tales are from a quieter - and earlier - time when Heron helped her friend, the Magistrate of the Rhakotis District, solve strange and varied crimes.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCome along and learn how numerologists court disaster, or how the value of gold can be a fickle thing, or that the ichor of the gods can bring danger and love, or that madness is a perfectly sane business venture, or in the end that curses can bring blessings to those patient enough to wait.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCome along and witness how strange a place the world is, and in that same breath, how very not...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFive Mysteries from Ancient Alexandria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Price of Numbers\u003cbr\u003eThe Weight of Gold\u003cbr\u003eThe Blood of the Gods\u003cbr\u003eThe Virtues of Madness\u003cbr\u003eThe Curse of the Gorgon\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Black Moon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101539516656,"sku":"2940016478722","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016478722_p0.jpg?v=1763636371","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016478722","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}