{"product_id":"the-gauntlet-and-the-broken-chain-paperback","title":"The Gauntlet and the Broken Chain - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Green\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor 312 years the rotstorm has blighted the ruins of the Ferron Empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn of an unholy war between gods themselves, it scours the land with acid mists and deadly lightning, spawning twisted monstrosities from its nightmarish depths. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the Stormwall, the men and women of the Stormguard maintain their vigil - \u003ci\u003eeyes sharp, blades sharper \u003c\/i\u003e- defending the Undal Protectorate from the worst of the rotstorm's corruption. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut behind the storm front, something is stirring, kindling the embers of an ancient conflict and a plan to kill a god. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill Stormguard steel be enough to meet the coming tempest? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--- \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFlor? returns to the Undal Protectorate to find it blighted by the deadly ice and bitter winds of a Claw Winter. Her people are dying, and she is sworn to save them... but she can think only of her daughter Marta, slowly succumbing to her skein-sickness, trapped somewhere in the far, far north. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow Tullen One-Eye - the man they call the 'Deathless' - has been freed and roams the land once more. There are rumours that the great god-wolf Lothal hunts again. And, deep in Orubor's Wood, the god-bear Anshuka stirs from her slumber... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFlor? must raise her gauntlet one final time if she is to save her daughter and her people. But will steel alone be enough to take down the gods?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Green\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer from Northern Scotland with a PhD in epigenetics. His fiction has been widely broadcast and performed, including winning the BBC Radio 4 Opening Lines competition and winning the Futurebook Future Fiction Prize. His short fiction has been published by \u003ci\u003eLondnr\u003c\/i\u003e, Almond Press, \u003ci\u003eOpenPen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMeanjin\u003c\/i\u003e, Transportation Press, The Pigeonhole, No Alibi Press, \u003ci\u003eMinor Lits\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e@ianthegreen www.ianthegreen.com\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.75 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725967003711,"sku":"9781800244184","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fa0aca25db7cb9229dae483b008e9f6a.webp?v=1765108681","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-gauntlet-and-the-broken-chain-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}