{"title":"Andrew Rowe","description":"Andrew Rowe was once a professional game designer for awesome companies like Blizzard Entertainment, Cryptic Studios, and Obsidian Entertainment. Nowadays, he's a New York Times bestselling author and writing full-time. When he's not crunching numbers for game balance, he runs live-action role-playing games set in the same universe as his books. In addition, he writes for pen and paper role-playing games. Aside from game design and writing, Andrew watches a lot of anime, reads a metric ton of fantasy books, and plays every role-playing game he can get his hands on.","products":[{"product_id":"how-to-defeat-a-demon-king-in-ten-easy-steps-hardcover","title":"How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe LitRPG bestseller releasing in a stunning new deluxe hardcover edition, now with a new Afterword.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps is an endlessly inventive and entertaining love letter to all of us underdogs who spent countless hours with a game controller in hand, daydreaming about how we would save the realm.\" --Matt Dinniman, New York Times bestselling author of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor thousands of years, there has been a cycle: a Demon King rises and conquers, and a Hero is reborn a hundred years later to defeat him. Each time, civilizations are ground to dust beneath the Demon King's hordes, but humanity has remained secure in the belief that a Hero of legend will always save them. There's just one slight problem. It's only been twenty-three years since the Demon King's latest rise, and this time, he's already conquered more than half the world. If humanity simply waits for the Hero's return, there may be no world left for him to save. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And so, Yui Shaw sets out with an ambitious plan. A ten-step plan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She'll find a way to obtain the Hero's legendary sword. She'll earn obscure classes, gain levels, and increase her skills. She'll travel to the meticulously-crafted dungeons that seem designed for one specific Hero to complete. 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Many of the nation's leaders were slain during Mizuchi's attack, and others killed or injured through Saffron's machinations. 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He bears only half a name--Lien, an ancient word meaning \"blade\" or \"edge\"--and no knowledge of his heritage. As he grows, so too does his need for independence and answers. Thus, he begins his adventure, seeking a shattered sword and the truth behind the mysterious mark on his right hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo earn his freedom from his adoptive grandfather, Lien will seek to complete the trials of Anathema, a long-hidden weapon of devastating power. To succeed, he must master his own burgeoning power, learning swordplay and magic from fractured figments of ancient legends. Though his training will push him to the brink, failure comes at an even greater cost. For only with his talents fully forged will Lien stand a chance against his true foe: destiny itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet within \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e Times-bestselling author Andrew Rowe's Arcane Ascension universe, and inspired by Japanese manga and role-playing games, \u003ci\u003eEdge of the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e is the first volume of an epic new fantasy series perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Zelda.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Edge of the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e is an incredibly unique and interesting look into Andrew Rowe's world that manages to completely capture the whimsical charm of a fairy tale, the heart of found family stories, and the vibrancy of an enchanted forest in one charming book. [It] serves as an amazing introduction to a new continent and characters and may just be Andrew's best work yet!\" --Tobias Begley, author of the Journals of Evander Tailor series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"My friends and family are probably pretty tired of me relentlessly recommending Andrew Rowe's books to them. But . . . well, they're about to get another Rowe recommendation with \u003ci\u003eEdge of the Woods, \u003c\/i\u003e which absolutely rocks. [It] has everything: old school \u003ci\u003eZelda\u003c\/i\u003e nostalgia and vibes, sword magic, badass action scenes, more sword magic, an amazing new setting, even more sword magic. . . . Did I mention the sword magic? I really like the sword magic. Swoooooorrrd maaaaaaggggggiiiiiiiccccc.\" --John Bierce, author of the Mage Errant series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Andrew Rowe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rowe's world building is extraordinary and it comes as no surprise that he is a video game designer by trade. . . . I will look forward to watching Rowe's literary career.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eFantasy Literature\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eSufficiently Advanced Magic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the things I think Rowe does very well is giving us battles that are filled with tension. . . . 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