{"product_id":"babylonia","title":"Babylonia: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of the bestselling \u003cem\u003eClytemnestra\u003c\/em\u003e comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient history, as Casati reimagines the rise to power of the Assyrian empire's only female ruler, Semiramis.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen kings fall, queens rise.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing about Semiramis's upbringing could have foretold her legacy or the power she would come to wield. A female ruler, once an orphan raised on the outskirts of an empire - certainly no one in Ancient Assyria would bend to her command willingly. Semiramis was a woman who knew if she wanted power, she would have to claim it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are whispers of her fame in Mesopotamian myth- Semiramis was a queen, an ambitious warrior, a commander whose reputation reaches the majestic proportions of Alexander the Great. Historical record, on the other hand, falls eerily quiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her second novel, Costanza Casati brilliantly weaves myth and ancient history together to give Semiramis a voice, charting her captivating ascent to a throne no one promised her. The world Casati expertly builds is rich with dazzling detail and will transport her readers to the heat of the Assyrian Empire and a world long gone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46159343321265,"sku":"9781464228216","price":41.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_839aef71-ac7e-428e-bef7-196fd332132e.jpg?v=1764390185","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/babylonia","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}