{"product_id":"a-familiar-problem-hardcover","title":"A Familiar Problem - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven D. Brewer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBecoming a powerful demon's familiar might be the best thing ever. But what's the catch?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRory Soletsa is a 17-year-old in a low-magic dimension. He is a student at a magical academy who is supposed to find a familiar. But he doesn't want something trite. He wants to study magical combat and dreams of finding a familiar that can fight alongside him. When he encounters a shape-shifting demon, he asks if the demon will become his familiar but, instead, the demon captures him as her familiar to enter him in an illegal familiar-fighting tournament.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe demon undertakes a three-month-long plan to secretly train Rory. She requires him to improve his physical fitness. She teaches him offensive and defensive magical techniques. They also visit Japan where the demon introduces him to aikido...as a way to get him to recognize that, rather than confronting opponents directly, he should avoid their strengths and turn their strengths against them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRory has numerous harrowing experiences while registering and qualifying for the tournament. He is humiliated and tormented by demons while being inspected. But, after everything he's suffered for, he finally reaches the tournament.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat will happen then?\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43157918941247,"sku":"9781967547302","price":43.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/v2ad13FMsp9781967547302.webp?v=1776985422","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-familiar-problem-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}