{"product_id":"past-imperative-paperback","title":"Past Imperative - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst in the WWI alternate reality trilogy. \"Duncan has a wonderful knack of conjuring up wacky scenarios and making them believable and fascinating\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Great Game of Gods is afoot in a world on the brink of madness . . . In the summer of 1914, a young man of reputation beyond reproach awakens under police guard--grievously injured and accused of heinous, impossible murder. And in a strange, distant place, the youngest member of a penniless acting troupe has been taken prisoner by the loyal minions of a corrupt, vengeful goddess. For an ancient prophecy has divided the realm's ruling deities into warring factions--a prophecy that mentions the crippled captive child and a youth recovering from inexplicable wounds in a British hospital bed. The game weaves through worlds and dimensions as it has since time immemorial--a deadly contest of skill and manipulations that ruthlessly creates wizards, destroys human pawns, and transforms ordinary men, women, and children into something more.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68192453591263,"sku":"9781497640474","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/iigE3Mu8me9781497640474.webp?v=1792536718","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/past-imperative-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}