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But this time, the danger is different. Dragons are dying under mysterious circumstances, and Christopher is the only human they will trust. What he doesn't expect is to be swept into a rescue mission involving Princess Anya Argen, a girl caught between her duty to the palace and her hunger for justice when her beloved father is wrongly accused of poisoning the king.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" class=\"inline\" href=\"https:\/\/vsviewfromthebookshelves.home.blog\/2025\/07\/01\/impossible-creatures-the-poisoned-king-by-katherine-rundell\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eJoined by a sphinx, a flock of magical royal birds, and friends old and new, Christopher and Anya must venture deep into the wild splendour of the Archipelago to uncover the truth, save the dragons, and stop the true poisoner before it's too late. 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The dark forces of the ancient world were held at bay by the resourceful and emerging civilisation that formed the basis of Western culture, providing a tradition of fabulous tales retold here. This collection offers the mighty exploits of Zeus, the twelve tasks of Heracles, and the Titans, highlighting the origins of modern fiction in myth and fable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eA beautiful edition with a new introduction to the gods and heroes of Ancient Greece, this gorgeous collector's edition brings these timeless stories to life. The Flame Tree Collector's Editions present the foundations of speculative fiction—authors, myths and tales without which the imaginative literature of the twentieth century would not exist—bringing the best, most influential and most fascinating works into a striking and collectable library. 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