{"product_id":"the-sleep-of-empires-book-1-of-the-book-of-the-null-9781645061137","title":"The Sleep of Empires: (Book #1 of the Book of the Null)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis debut installment in The Book of the Null series will appeal to readers who enjoy \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wheel of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, and the like.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEloran is a world of imperious elves, fractious human realms, and the hated, skeletal kaul--with each nation poised to grasp at any advantage over the others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Latanna Forgrym's despised father tries to betroth her to the youngest son of a powerful, manipulative family, she forges a new path by instead marrying a man she respects but doesn't love. A chance encounter with a pair of mercenaries leads Latanna to a lost crown, a relic of forces the world has tried desperately to forget, and gives her the means to break free from her corrupt family--but at a terrible price. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA kaul mercenary travels through the human realms with a companion of no nation, no identifiable species, and no memories--not even the memory of his own name. Latanna's crown sets the warrior on the path to recovering first his name--Vorykas--and then fragments of his past. As he searches for clues to himself, his connection to the crown and the suppressed lore it represents become clear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a forbidden book resurfaces, threatening to reveal the knowledge Vorykas seeks, enemy forces move to conceal the book and any hint of its contents, by whatever means necessary. Latanna and Vorykas must unite to defend the realm and reveal the truth. But what they learn has the power to shake the world . . . and make the gods tremble.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Annandale is the author of forty books of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. He has written \u003ci\u003eHorus Heresy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWarhammer 40,000\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAge of Sigmar\u003c\/i\u003e fiction for Black Library. For Aconyte Books, he has written novels set in the \u003ci\u003eArkham Horror\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLegend of the Five Rings\u003c\/i\u003e universes, along with a trilogy of Doctor Doom novels. He is also the author of the horror novel \u003ci\u003eGethsemane Hall \u003c\/i\u003eand the Jen Blaylock thriller series. When he is not creating and\/or destroying worlds, he teaches university courses on English literature, film, comics, and video games.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pyr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51603262112018,"sku":"9781645061137","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cfe9fa53-46a7-4a31-bf2e-b3bc8c7c2bfe.jpg?v=1757432265","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-sleep-of-empires-book-1-of-the-book-of-the-null-9781645061137","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}