{"product_id":"blue-adept-9780345352453","title":"Blue Adept","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this brilliant continuation of the epic adventure that began in \u003ci\u003eSplit Infinity, \u003c\/i\u003ePiers Anthony again proves himself a master of both fantasy and science fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Stile, life was a matter of shuttling madly between two worlds, with the problems growing greater on each. On the science world of Proton, he was a serf, trying to prove his right to exist by competing in the Great Games. On Phaze, where only magic worked, he was the Blue Adept, trying to master the powers of sorcery. And on both worlds, someone was trying to assassinate him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAside from winning increasingly difficult contests with no time to prepare, all he had to do was win the love of the Lady Blue, fight a dragon, discover the ultimate weapon--and, of course, seek the paranoid Adept or the all-powerful Citizen who was trying to kill him  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd now, just when things were growing impossible, he had to fight a mortal duel with the unicorn Herd Leader, against whom his magic powers were useless\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePiers Anthony\u003c\/b\u003e, sometimes called Pier Xanthony, is the pseudonym of a Mundane character who was born in England in 1934, came to America in 1940, was naturalized in 1958, and moved to Xanth in 1977. His first story was published in 1963, and his first novel, \u003ci\u003eChthon, \u003c\/i\u003ein 1967. His first Xanth novel, \u003ci\u003eA Spell for Chameleon, \u003c\/i\u003ewon the August Derleth Fantasy Award as the best novel for 1977, and his fantasy novels began placing on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list with \u003ci\u003eOgre, Ogre\u003c\/i\u003e. He shifted from writing in pencil to writing on the computer, and \u003ci\u003eGolem in the Gears\u003c\/i\u003e was his first novel created on the machine; naturally, the computer found its way into Xanth.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Worlds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50903514743058,"sku":"9780345352453","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d657fb77-8f15-450b-8971-e00df7980a9f.jpg?v=1738496660","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blue-adept-9780345352453","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}