{"product_id":"the-ruby-cradle-paperback","title":"The Ruby Cradle - 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\u003eJames L. Hill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the turn of the nineteenth century. The industrial age has begun. Steam powered ships has taken over the oceans. Factories are going up across Europe and America. There is a resurgence of activity in the castles in the mountains and when the \u003cstrong\u003eCrimean War\u003c\/strong\u003e breaks out Zabella is sent to her grandmother, \u003cstrong\u003eRehema\u003c\/strong\u003e to learn about the dragons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRehema mentally transcends the girl to the First Split (1000 A.D.), the wars her mother, Apollonia, fought to destroy the dragons as they had spread across Asia, Africa, and Europe. It began as they built castles and started controlling men with gold. The dragons led the Romans, Egyptians, and Chinese empires over the centuries. The dragons turn Molytans into Ogres as their generals that lead huge armies and protect them when their powers wane at night. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew dragons\u003c\/strong\u003e come to power in Europe and now threaten the balance of power in the world. The world of dragons is one of total destruction. They take over an area and cause wars until the world is in ruins. The dragons can't be killed but can be drained of power causing them to turn into ruby-like stones. Only a dragon can consume another dragon, increasing its power. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApollonia becomes a sorceress and can retain her power for years out of water with the help of her sisters. She raises a champion in France to battle the dragons' growing threat of England's Vargrerot and Russia's Deyhezas. After destroying a Castle in the Alps and capturing its dragon in the Ruby Cradle, \u003cstrong\u003eNapoli, the Dragon Killer\u003c\/strong\u003e, confronts the English at the \u003cstrong\u003eBattle of Hastings\u003c\/strong\u003e. Apollonia returns to the sea and spawns two more mermaids. Afterwards she returns to the world of men to continue the hundred year war and is burned at the stake as \u003cstrong\u003eJoan of Arc\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZabella \u003c\/strong\u003eknows she must prepare men to fight and destroy the dragons before the world is at war once more. She knows dragons can be killed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43159733141567,"sku":"9781945286810","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/Nkbv9OihxL9781945286810.webp?v=1777001130","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-ruby-cradle-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}