{"product_id":"harts-hope-paperback","title":"Hart's Hope - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dark and powerful fantasy from Orson Scott Card, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEnder's Shadow.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnter the city of Hart's Hope, ruled by gods both powerful and indifferent, riddled with sorcery and revenge. The city was captured by a rebellious lord, Palicrovol, who overthrew the cruel king, Nasilee, hated by his people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePalicrovol, too, was cruel, as befitted a king. He took the true mantle of kinghood by forcing Asineth, now Queen by her father's death, to marry him, raping her to consummate the marriage. [But he was not cruel enough to rule.] He let her live after her humiliation; live to bear a daughter; live to return from exile and retake the throne of Hart's Hope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut she, in turn, sent Palicrovol into exile to breed a son who would, in the name of the God, take back the kingdom from its cruel Queen.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51438248329439,"sku":"9780765306784","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ZvGcH4JraS9780765306784.webp?v=1790093818","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/harts-hope-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}