{"title":"Anthony Ryan","description":"Anthony Ryan lives in London and is the New York Times bestselling author of the Raven's Shadow and Draconis Memoria series. He previously worked in a variety of roles for the UK government, but now writes full time. His interests include art, science and the unending quest for the perfect pint of real ale.","products":[{"product_id":"born-of-an-iron-storm-paperback","title":"Born of an Iron Storm - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the international bestselling author Anthony Ryan comes the spectacular second novel in a new epic fantasy trilogy inspired by Norse mythology. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Sister Queens have fallen and Ascarlia lies naked before the storm. A Nihlvarian plan, years in the making, has seen Ascarlia's enemy seize the capital Skar Magnol. 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He was wrong. Prophecy and rumor led him across the sea to find a woman he once loved, and drew him into a war waged by the Darkblade, a man who believes himself a god--and one who has gathered a fanatical army that threatens all of the known world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After a costly defeat by the Darkblade, Vaelin's forces are shattered, while the self-proclaimed immortal and his army continue their terrible march. But during the clash, Vaelin regained some of the dark magic that once gave him unrivaled skill in battle. And though the fight he has been drawn into seems near unwinnable, the song that drives him now desires the blood of his enemy above all else...","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102786261215,"sku":"9780451492555","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/GMf_VoLpYO9780451492555.webp?v=1781087353"},{"product_id":"a-tide-of-black-steel-paperback","title":"A Tide of Black Steel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the international bestselling author Anthony Ryan comes the spectacular first novel in a new epic new fantasy trilogy inspired by Norse mythology. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new age has dawned. An age of blood and steel. 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I loved every single word.\" --John Gwynne \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pariah\u003c\/i\u003e begins a new epic fantasy series of action, intrigue and magic from Anthony Ryan, a master storyteller who has taken the fantasy world by storm. \u003cbr\u003e Born into the troubled kingdom of Albermaine, Alwyn Scribe is raised as an outlaw. Quick of wit and deft with a blade, Alwyn is content with the freedom of the woods and the comradeship of his fellow thieves. But an act of betrayal sets him on a new path - one of blood and vengeance, which eventually leads him to a soldier's life in the king's army. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFighting under the command of Lady Evadine Courlain, a noblewoman beset by visions of a demonic apocalypse, Alwyn must survive war and the deadly intrigues of the nobility if he hopes to claim his vengeance. 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