{"product_id":"heart-of-the-empire-9781548630089","title":"Heart of the Empire","description":"Tainted magic spills from a crack between worlds. Quakes rattle the Atal Empire, opening rifts that sunder cities. As the land shatters and betrayals cleave the Emperor's court, ancient power awakens in a flame-haired young woman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSavra, a miner on a remote coast, lives in innocence of her Emperor's savage rule. Only her father's disappearance--and the rumors of his rebel connections--break her illusion. But when she's suddenly torn from her home, turned pawn in the plots of madmen, a chance meeting with a young man provides the first glimpse of her tangled destiny. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor nineteen years, Kostan has been groomed for one thing: ascension to the throne. One of thirteen imperial Scions, he bears a wound that won't heal until his twenty-first birthday. On that date, the shape of the Scions' scars will determine the next Atal Emperor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSavra secretly fears she carries her father's rebel blood. Kostan despises everything the Empire stands for. Neither desires a fight, but as the Empire crumbles around them, they stand on opposite sides of a war. Each can be part of the Empire's salvation, but only if they can bridge the chasm dividing them.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50356131758354,"sku":"9781548630089","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0d70dbc8-0299-4edf-97e7-6200f4305988.jpg?v=1728306593","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/heart-of-the-empire-9781548630089","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}