{"product_id":"9781480432901","title":"Funeral Games","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe conclusion to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling trilogy of ancient Greece by the author Hilary Mantel calls “a shining light.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e By the end of his reign, Alexander the Great had seized control of an empire that extended from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River. When he died in 323 BC, a fervent scramble for power ensued. \u003ci\u003eFuneral Games\u003c\/i\u003e is Mary Renault’s remarkable novel of this turmoil and the gradual erosion of the Greek empire. The power players include Ptolemy, two father-son teams, and a cadre of influential women—not least of whom is Eurydike, whose plan is to marry Alexander’s disabled brother, Arridaios. \u003cbr\u003e Brimming with outsize personalities, brazen plots, and a sweeping sense of history, \u003ci\u003eFuneral Games\u003c\/i\u003e brings to vivid life the world of Alexander the Great, and the seismic tumult in the wake of his death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFuneral Games\u003c\/i\u003e is the final volume of the Novels of Alexander the Great trilogy, which begins with \u003ci\u003eThe Persian Boy \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Fire from Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary Renault including rare images of the author. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Mary Renault is a shining light to both historical novelists and their readers. She does not pretend the past is like the present, or that the people of ancient Greece were just like us. She shows us their strangeness; discerning, sure-footed, challenging our values, piquing our curiosity, she leads us through an alien landscape that moves and delights us.” —Hilary Mantel \u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47156872741104,"sku":"9781480432901","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480432901_p0.jpg?v=1763619468","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480432901","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}