{"product_id":"babylonia-by-costanza-casati","title":"Babylonia By Costanza Casati","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is a premium first copy, similar to the original but not the original.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient history, as Casati reimagines the rise to power of the Assyrian empire’s only female ruler, Semiramis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen kings fall, queens rise.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\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\n\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":"Last Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paper Cover","offer_id":44063477006378,"sku":null,"price":899.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hard Cover","offer_id":44063477039146,"sku":null,"price":999.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6952\/1450\/files\/812ia1rPsxL._SL1500.webp?v=1770634558","url":"https:\/\/www.thelastbooksstore.com\/products\/babylonia-by-costanza-casati","provider":"The Last Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}