{"product_id":"the-hands-of-the-emperor-9781988908670","title":"The Hands of the Emperor","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn impulsive word can start a war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA timely word can stop one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA simple act of friendship can change the course of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCliopher Mdang is the personal secretary of the Last Emperor of Astandalas, the Lord of Rising Stars, the Lord Magus of Zunidh, the Sun-on-Earth, the god.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has spent more time with the Emperor of Astandalas than any other person.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has never once touched his lord.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has never called him by name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has never initiated a conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day Cliopher invites the Sun-on-Earth home to the proverbially remote Vangavaye-ve for a holiday. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mere invitation could have seen Cliopher executed for blasphemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe acceptance upends the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLays of the Hearth-Fire \u003c\/em\u003e#1.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Goddard, Victoria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Underhill Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781988908670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.63d","brand":"Victoria Goddard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39932156215371,"sku":"9781988908670","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_6d894fd9-f897-48d8-922f-3c646ee68da2.jpg?v=1672149005","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/the-hands-of-the-emperor-9781988908670","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}