{"product_id":"last-gate-of-the-emperor-9781338665857","title":"Last Gate of the Emperor","description":"From Kwame Mbalia and Prince Joel David Makonnen comes an Afrofuturist adventure about a mythical Ethiopian empire. Sci-fi and fantasy combine in this epic journey to the stars.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYared Heywat lives an isolated life in Addis Prime -- a hardscrabble city with rundown tech, lots of rules, and not much to do. His worrywart Uncle Moti and bionic lioness Besa are his only family... \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e his only friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften in trouble for his thrill-seeking antics and smart mouth, those same qualities make Yared a star player of the underground augmented reality game, The Hunt for Kaleb's Obelisk. But when a change in the game rules prompts Yared to log in with his real name, it triggers an attack that rocks the city. In the chaos, Uncle Moti disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly, all the stories Yared's uncle told him as a young boy are coming to life, of kingdoms in the sky and city-razing monsters. And somehow \u003ci\u003eYared\u003c\/i\u003e is at the center of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether with Besa and the Ibis -- a game rival turned reluctant ally -- Yared must search for his uncle... and answers to his place in a forgotten, galaxy-spanning war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mbalia, Kwame\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scholastic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781338665857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.75w x 1.05d","brand":"Kwame Mbalia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39337624272971,"sku":"9781338665857","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_df49ac9d-a813-4fc2-8b73-8e919eb28187.jpg?v=1619528362","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/last-gate-of-the-emperor-9781338665857","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}