{"product_id":"promise-of-blood-9780316219044","title":"Promise of Blood","description":"\u003cb\u003eJust plain awesome -- Brandon Sanderson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCivil unrest cripples the citizens of Adro in the aftermath of the revolution that obliterated the monarchy. Now, Field Marshal Tamas and his lieutenants must confront the true cost of freedom in book one of the Powder Mage Trilogy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a bloody business overthrowing a king. . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eField Marshal Tamas' coup against his king sent corrupt aristocrats to the guillotine and brought bread to the starving. But it also provoked war with the Nine Nations, internal attacks by royalist fanatics, and the greedy to scramble for money and power by Tamas's supposed allies: the Church, workers unions, and mercenary forces. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's up to a few. . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStretched to his limit, Tamas is relying heavily on his few remaining powder mages, including the embittered Taniel, a brilliant marksman who also happens to be his estranged son, and Adamat, a retired police inspector whose loyalty is being tested by blackmail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when gods are involved. . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, as attacks batter them from within and without, the credulous are whispering about omens of death and destruction. Just old peasant legends about the gods waking to walk the earth. No modern educated man believes that sort of thing. But they should. . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the David Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Debut Fantasy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e McClellan, Brian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orbit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316219044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 2.00d","brand":"Brian McClellan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39705091440715,"sku":"9780316219044","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_209bf6c1-10be-4e5d-8a4c-d0b04b1a6fac.jpg?v=1647458520","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/promise-of-blood-9780316219044","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}