{"product_id":"rise-of-the-mages-9781250180063","title":"Rise of the Mages","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This book commits almost every crime against heroic fantasy that I can imagine ... and I have not been able to put it down.\" --Glen Cook, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Black Company\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young warrior and his improbable band of allies face impossible odds as they seek to rescue his brother from the servants of the Fallen God. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmrael Ire is a student of war with lofty ambitions, despite being so poor his boots are more hole than leather. He and his talented younger brother Ban work hard to build themselves a better life at the Citadel, a school that specializes in both \u003ci\u003einfusori\u003c\/i\u003e Crafting and military arts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir lives are upended when the power-hungry Lord Governor of the neighboring province invades the school with the help of a sinister sect of priests devoted to the newly awakened Fallen God of Glory. Many of the \u003ci\u003einfusori \u003c\/i\u003eCrafter students are captured--Including Ban. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough Emrael stands little chance against the Lord Governor and his armies, he's desperate to save his brother--even if that means accepting the help of allies with uncertain motives, or becoming a practitioner of a forbidden magic. There is nothing he won't sacrifice to save his brother, but what happens when the cost of success is not his to pay?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSCOTT DRAKEFORD is the author of the Age of Ire series. He's also the cohost of the Hugo-nominated podcast \u003ci\u003ePublishing Rodeo\u003c\/i\u003e. Drakeford is a former mechanical engineer and tech person turned full-time trophy husband, father, and writer. He currently lives in the PNW with his badass wife, their tenacious children, and two dogs.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901214888210,"sku":"9781250180063","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f3ded7de-fd5c-4112-beee-70114d8ae3c5.jpg?v=1738416831","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rise-of-the-mages-9781250180063","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}