{"product_id":"9781466865709","title":"Necessity: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2017 Sunburst Award for Adult Fiction Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNecessity: \u003c\/i\u003ethe sequel to the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Just City\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Philosopher Kings\u003c\/i\u003e, Jo Walton's tales of gods, humans, and what they have to learn from one another.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than sixty-five years ago, Pallas Athena founded the Just City on an island in the eastern Mediterranean, placing it centuries before the Trojan War, populating it with teachers and children from throughout human history, and committing it to building a society based on the principles of Plato's \u003ci\u003eRepublic.\u003c\/i\u003e Among the City's children was Pytheas, secretly the god Apollo in human form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixty years ago, the Just City schismed into five cities, each devoted to a different version of the original vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty years ago, the five cities managed to bring their squabbles to a close. But in consequence of their struggle, their existence finally came to the attention of Zeus, who can't allow them to remain in deep antiquity, changing the course of human history. Convinced by Apollo to spare the Cities, Zeus instead moved everything on the island to the planet Plato, circling its own distant sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, more than a generation has passed. The Cities are flourishing on Plato, and even trading with multiple alien species. Then, on the same day, two things happen. Pytheas dies as a human, returning immediately as Apollo in his full glory. And there's suddenly a human ship in orbit around Plato--a ship from Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Doherty Associates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141310660848,"sku":"9781466865709","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466865709_p0.jpg?v=1769891699","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466865709","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}