{"product_id":"midnight-tides-paperback","title":"Midnight Tides - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Erikson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter decades of internecine warfare, the tribes of the Tiste Edur have at last united under the Warlock King of the Hiroth, There is peace--but it has been exacted at a terrible price: a pact made with a hidden power whose motives are at best suspect, at worst deadly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo the south, the expansionist kingdom of Lether, eager to fulfill its long-prophesized renaissance as an Empire reborn, has enslaved all its less-civilized neighbors with rapacious hunger. All, that is, save one--the Tiste Edur. And it must be only a matter of time before they too fall--either beneath the suffocating weight of gold, or by slaughter at the edge of a sword. Or so destiny has decreed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet as the two sides gather for a pivotal treaty neither truly wants, ancient forces are awakening. For the impending struggle between these two peoples is but a pale reflection of a far more profound, primal battle--a confrontation with the still-raw wound of an old betrayal and the craving for revenge at its seething heart.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Erikson\u003c\/b\u003e is an archaeologist and anthropologist and a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His Malazan Book of the Fallen series, including \u003ci\u003eThe Crippled God\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDust of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eToll the Hounds\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReaper's Gale\u003c\/i\u003e, have met with widespread international acclaim and established him as a major voice in the world of fantasy fiction. The first book in the series, \u003ci\u003eGardens of the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for a World Fantasy Award. The second novel, \u003ci\u003eDeadhouse Gates\u003c\/i\u003e, was voted one of the ten best fantasy novels of 2000 by SF Site. He lives in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 960\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 6.5 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694009913407,"sku":"9780765348821","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/954cd84d223207a937cd9f1155752d85.webp?v=1765000709","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/midnight-tides-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}