{"product_id":"blood-of-the-mantis-adrian-tchaikovsky","title":"Blood of the Mantis - Adrian Tchaikovsky","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"Text Text__title3 Text__italic Text__regular Text__subdued\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/series\/45895-shadows-of-the-apt\"\u003eShadows of the Apt\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e#3\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlood of the Mantis\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis the third novel in Adrian Tchaikovsky's richly imagined Shadows of the Apt series, following\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDragonfly Falling.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eStenwold must rally his allies for battle against the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmpire, even as it seeks a dangerous\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eartifact\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof enormous power.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA dread ritual casts a deadly shadow . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAchaeos the seer has finally tracked down the stolen Shadow Box. But he has only days before this magical artefact will be lost to him forever. Meanwhile, the Empire's dread forces are mustering for their next great offensive. Stenwold and his followers have only a short time to gather allies, before the enemy's soldiers march again – to conquer everything in their path. If Stenwold cannot hold them back, the hated black and gold flag will fly over every city in the Lowlands before the year's end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYet a more insidious threat awaits. Should the Shadow Box fall into the hands of the power-mad Emperor, nothing will save the world from his relentless ambition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlood of the Mantis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis followed by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalute the Dark,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe fourth book in the Shadows of the Apt series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUSED BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e445 pages, Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published August 7, 2009\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brewberry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43262581473374,"sku":"9781529050301","price":8.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0631\/0585\/9678\/files\/237644120.jpg?v=1788483293","url":"https:\/\/www.brewberrybooks.ca\/products\/blood-of-the-mantis-adrian-tchaikovsky","provider":"Brewberry Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}