{"product_id":"the-empires-ruin","title":"The Empire's Ruin","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClearance price - limited stock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Empire's Ruin is the first book in the epic fantasy Ashes of the Unhewn Throne trilogy by Brian Staveley. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you liked Game of Thrones, you'll love this. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne soldier will bear the hopes of an empire The Kettral were the glory and despair of the Annurian Empire - elite soldiers who rode war hawks into battle. Now the Kettral's numbers have dwindled and the great empire is dying. Its grip is further weakened by the failure of the kenta gates, which granted instantaneous access to its vast lands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo restore the Kettral, one of its soldiers is given a mission. Gwenna Sharpe must voyage beyond the edge of the known world, to the mythical nesting grounds of the giant war hawks. The journey will take her through a land that warps and poisons all living things. Yet if she succeeds, she could return a champion, rebuild the Kettral to their former numbers - and help save the empire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe gates are also essential to the empire's survival, and a monk turned con-artist may hold the key to unlocking them. What they discover will change them and the Annurian Empire forever - if they survive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor deep within the southern reaches of the land, a malevolent force is stirring . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrian Staveley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFantasy, Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e976 pages, H: 197mm W: 130mm Spine: 41mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 688 grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42579494273174,"sku":"9781509823024","price":15.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/products\/jacket---2023-05-02T165946-912.jpg?v=1683003615","url":"https:\/\/www.tawabooksandpost.co.nz\/products\/the-empires-ruin","provider":"Tawa Books \u0026 Post","version":"1.0","type":"link"}