{"product_id":"the-given-sacrifice-9780451417329","title":"The Given Sacrifice","description":"Rudi Mackenzie has won the battle that expelled the enemy from the new High Kingdom of Montival. Now he must free the people who live in the state once known as Idaho from occupation by the legions of the Church Universal and Triumphant and pursue them to their lair over the mountains. There he will finally confront the forces behind the Church--the Powers of the Void. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet even a victory will not end the conflict forever. The Powers of the Void are malevolent and infinitely patient, and the struggle is one that involves the entire world. They threaten not only Rudi in the present, but also the future represented by his children,  rlaith and John. Rudi knows this. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd as his heir Princess  rlaith grows up in the shadow of her famous father, she also realizes that the enemy will do anything to see that she does not live to fulfill her parents' dream....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eS. M. Stirling\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many science fiction and fantasy novels, including the Novels of the Change (\u003ci\u003eThe Golden Princess\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLord of Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tears of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe High King of Montival\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sword of the Lady\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Scourge of God\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sunrise Lands\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460267348242,"sku":"9780451417329","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8dd3f75c-274c-4897-8d3d-9ebf9202fce3.jpg?v=1730035262","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-given-sacrifice-9780451417329","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}