{"product_id":"making-history-9781250835789","title":"Making History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn K. J. Parker's new whip-smart dark fantasy, a group of scholars must do the impossible for a ruthless king. The cost of refusal, of course, is death.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistory isn't truth, it's propaganda.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeeking war with his neighbor, the tyrannical ruler of Aelia convenes several of his kingdom's professors for a chat. First Citizen Gyges only just invaded Aelia a few years back and, naturally, his public image can't take the hit of another unjustified assault. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis totally sane solution? Simple, really. These scholars must construct a fake ancient city from scratch to verify Gyges's apocryphal claims. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow these academics must put their heads together to make history. Because if they don't, they'll lose their heads \u003ci\u003ealtogether\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving worked in journalism, numismatics and the law, K. J. Parker now writes for a precarious living. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDevices and Desires\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEvil for Evil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil You Know\u003c\/i\u003e, and other novels, and has won the World Fantasy Award twice. Parker also writes under the name Tom Holt.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tordotcom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51580340699410,"sku":"9781250835789","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fc65c4e9-b628-4dcb-a138-ea909cdad173.jpg?v=1756217128","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/making-history-9781250835789","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}