{"id":14685,"date":"2024-11-13T15:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14685"},"modified":"2024-11-07T07:23:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T07:23:57","slug":"book-launches-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14685","title":{"rendered":"Book Launches in October"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The City Adventurers attended a couple of book launches in October at the Highams Park Library. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The first was Anna Hur with her book <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YU4ehe\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YU4ehe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Karma The Assassin&#8221;.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Karma The Assassin is a book about power. If you know how to read between the lines.<br>The Roman Empire is expanding. Military men set their strategies.<br>The Priestesses celebrate Divine Union.<br>They meet. All hell breaks loose.<br>Each player on the chessboard makes their move.<br>Who will be the victor? What is victory?<br>What does it take to defeat the enemy?<br>From time immemorial we played this game. War and Peace. Love and Lust. Some lives are lost. 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Become a City Adventurer!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The UK based Social Club for people who love exploring new places, discovering new things and solving mysteries.<\/strong>\u2026..<strong>And reading books and meeting authors.<\/strong><br><br>Life is a journey so experience it\u2019s adventure with like minded people. Live the life you\u2019ve always dreamt of. Full&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/City-Adventurers-full.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">City Adventurers<\/a>&nbsp;Membership includes invitations to adventures and travel mainly in the UK. 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