{"product_id":"sin-in-the-steel-9781250222596","title":"Sin in the Steel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePirates roam the seas...mages speak to each other across oceans...some gods are dead and some are merely sleeping...amazing mechanical devices change the tide of battle...and earthly wealth is concentrated in the hands of a powerful few.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBuc is determined to change all of that. \u003ci\u003eThe Sin in the Steel\u003c\/i\u003e begins her quest for justice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"If Scott Lynch wrote \u003ci\u003ePirates of the Caribbean\u003c\/i\u003e, it'd be a lot like \u003ci\u003eThe Sin in the Steel\u003c\/i\u003e.\"-- \u003ci\u003eTor.com\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Van Loan's swashbuckling Watson and Holmes fantasy debut is like a wild ride on a pirate ship.\"--K.B. Wagers, author of \u003ci\u003eBehind the Throne\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHEROES FOR HIRE\u003cbr\u003eThey Don't Come Cheap \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBuc: A brilliant former street-rat, not even 18 years old, with a mind that leaps from clues to conclusions in the blink of an eye. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEld: Despite his relative youth, a military veteran with a hidden past and Buc's partner-in-crime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn crime-solving. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's been weeks since ships last returned to the magnificent island nation of Servenza with bounty from the Shattered Coast, putting the whole Empire at risk of economic collapse. Hired to investigate, Buc and Eld discover that the trade routes have become the domain of a sharp-eyed pirate queen who sinks all who defy her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo fix things, all they have to do is sink the Widowmaker's ship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnfortunately for Buc, the gods have other plans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnfortunately for the gods, so does Buc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRYAN VAN LOAN served six years in the US Army Infantry, on the front lines of Afghanistan. He now works in healthcare innovation. \u003ci\u003eThe Sin in the Steel \u003c\/i\u003eis his debut novel. Van Loan and his wife live in Pennsylvania.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50443834294546,"sku":"9781250222596","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_35b456e0-c8e7-4c67-99a1-e528a0f053c3.jpg?v=1729675928","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sin-in-the-steel-9781250222596","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}