Download or read book Playing the Hero written by K. E. Ireland and published by . This book was released on 2008-08-12 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vathion used to be a normal Gilon boy, but the day his father was assassinated, he lost everything. To save his people from the tyrannical rule of a madman he must find a way to end Gilonnia's Civil War before word of his father's death spreads. Vathion's strength of will is put to the test as he struggles to maintain the loyalty of his crew and hide the truth.Playing the Hero is the first book in an epic story of one Gilon's loss of innocence mirroring the fall of his species.