{"product_id":"the-zedland-chronicles-orphan-running-paperback","title":"The Zedland Chronicles: Orphan Running - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEd Rubin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZed, a bright but troubled fifteen-year-old orphan subject to disturbing but revealing dream-visions, along with a small group of dissident families, must contend with the oppressive, prophecy-driven ways of their clan, as they attempt to overcome long odds to achieve his murdered parents' dream: a world without cruelty, ignorance, or greed.\u003c\/p\u003e  The three-part saga tracks multidimensional characters as they navigate their primitive environment, searching for the twelve magnificent emeralds needed to fulfill the prophecy at the heart of the clan's ritual-bound culture. At the helm is Lunix, the cunning shaman, and Lerk, the headman, a woman-hater who jumps at Lunix's command. Zed's enemies also include Atur, a deeply disturbed man, who is the leader of Lunix's goon squad, and Atok, Atur's son, a bully who walks with anger rather than pride because he fathered a female child.  Buela, the medicine woman, is at the center of the progressive group that began with Zed's parents, along with Sani, Buela's daughter and medicine woman-in-training, who possesses sharp wit and astounding sensory acuity. Paramount among Zed's supporters is Zhiaban, an altruistic yet enigmatic, music-loving tree-goddess, whose magical powers come to his aid, as he and his friends first must flee and then find a way to return to their homeland and share their new ways with the clan.  Rife with adventure, intrigue, magic, love, humor, triumph, revelation, and disappointment, THE ZEDLAND CHRONICLES\/ORPHAN RUNNING examines, with no apologies, controversial subjects such as faith, patricide, parenting, and altered consciousness. \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 28, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731278008383,"sku":"9781452089645","price":32.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0e52de27360d100c3e1b3226964cf484.webp?v=1765128325","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-zedland-chronicles-orphan-running-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}