{"product_id":"descend-paperback-1","title":"Descend - Paperback","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\u003eJen Lyon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn DESCEND, death isn't the end-for many, it's just the beginning. Again.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah is the Demon Keeper of Descend, a cosmic system designed to \u003cstrong\u003eReTrain\u003c\/strong\u003e wayward souls who fail to Ascend after death. But the construct of Heaven and Hell doesn't exist. Instead, humans are placed on a moral continuum: those who grow and evolve advance to higher consciousness among the stars. Those who don't? They return. Again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately, fewer souls are able to Ascend-and Sarah knows why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe system is broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAggression and apathy now reign on Earth. The same souls keep repeating the same lives. The system, once built on hope and redemption, is unraveling. And if it collapses, every soul that has ever been born will be lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah believes the only way to fix it is to find the one who broke the humans-Galloyde, a powerful Overseer who was banished thousands of years ago. To retrieve him, she'll need help from a new class of cosmic \"gods\" known as Elgets, corporate-like emissaries sent to guide developing planets, \u003cstrong\u003eand from her demons-real, flesh-and-blood demons.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir journey spans dimensions-Earth, outposts, and forbidden realms-where truth is buried in myth, and demons are doing all they can to save humanity. Sarah soon uncovers her own powerful lineage, a truth tied to magic, memory, and choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs political tensions flare and ancient enemies rise, Sarah must decide whether humanity is worth saving at all-because they don't seem too interested in changing, and to survive, they must change. In order to restore balance, she'll have to break the very laws she was created to uphold-defying the Council, the Atheciery, and the systems of life, death, and rebirth themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending real science with rich mythology, \u003cem\u003eDESCEND\u003c\/em\u003e is an epic sci-fi\/fantasy saga that reimagines the afterlife through a lens of dark humor, layered cosmology, and ethical consequence. At its core is a story about love, identity, and what it means to grow-where every soul has a purpose, and every choice matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Sarah save humanity?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr is it too late?\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 394\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43158359507007,"sku":"9798992944570","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ysbflcg819798992944570.webp?v=1776989211","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/descend-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}