{"id":1469,"date":"2026-09-10T18:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T18:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjpankey.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1469"},"modified":"2026-09-12T01:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T01:24:07","slug":"epic-of-helinthia-special-edition-paperback","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mjpankey.com\/?product=epic-of-helinthia-special-edition-paperback","title":{"rendered":"Epic of Helinthia (Special Ed. Paperback)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Epic of Helinthia Book Trailer\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AQFtR-XxHPU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>WHEN A MADMAN SEIZES THE THRONE, THE GODS OF OLYMPUS FALL SILENT, AND THE ISLE OF HELINTHIA DESCENDS INTO DECAY&#8230;\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Anassa\u00a0Iptys&#8217;\u00a0glorious\u00a0city\u00a0burns.\u00a0Forluna escapes\u00a0with the\u00a0rightful\u00a0heir,\u00a0a descendent\u00a0of\u00a0Apollo,\u00a0and hides\u00a0him\u00a0away.\u00a0But\u00a0the\u00a0new Anax,\u00a0Charixes,\u00a0is\u00a0relentless.\u00a0He\u00a0will not rest until\u00a0his\u00a0hands\u00a0are\u00a0drenched\u00a0in their blood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Under\u00a0Charixes&#8217;\u00a0rule,\u00a0the gods\u00a0abandon\u00a0the\u00a0island,\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0devastating famine\u00a0ravages\u00a0the\u00a0population.\u00a0Desperate\u00a0to\u00a0win\u00a0divine\u00a0favor and\u00a0end Charixes&#8217;\u00a0cruelty, Dargos\u00a0persuades\u00a0Kelric\u00a0and Gadnor to\u00a0join\u00a0him\u00a0in\u00a0rebellion. 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