{"product_id":"the-half-king-deluxe-limited-edition-hardcover","title":"The Half King (Deluxe Limited Edition) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMelissa Landers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIMITED FIRST PRINT RUN―featuring spray-painted edges with a stenciled design, as well as gorgeously detailed endpapers. This breathtaking first edition is available for a limited time and while supplies last in the US and Canada only.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An engaging adventure and a promising beginning to a new fantasy series.\" \u003cb\u003e--Kirkus\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Landers (Starfall) brings a mythic fairy tale aesthetic to this new adult romantasy, crafting a complex world and vivid characters.\" \u003cb\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA king by day. \u003ci\u003eShadow by night\u003c\/i\u003e...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Great Betrayal changed everything for the Allied Realm. Long ago, the kingdom's noble houses rose up against the goddess... and for their treachery, the firstborn of each noble family was cursed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne with perilous beauty. \u003cbr\u003eOne with destructive knowledge. \u003cbr\u003eOne with insatiable bloodlust. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the royal house Mortara received the worst affliction of all. For while the king exists during the day, he fades into nothingness at night...until his twenty-first birthday, when he will be lost to the shadows forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow an acolyte has arrived at court. Like all the second-born children of the Allied Realm, she's destined to serve the goddess and become a Seer...only Cerise Solon has no gift of foretelling. In fact, she has no magical gift at all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInstead, she's surrounded by courtiers and priests--smiling sycophants whose hearts are filled with secrets and lies. And at the center of it all sits His Majesty Kian Hannibal Mortara, with his haunting eyes, sharp tongue, and an unerring ability to send her pulse skittering at the worst possible moments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFalling for him is unthinkable. Because the king is the last of his line, and as the specter of his twenty-first birthday--and the full force of his curse--approaches, the kingdom holds its breath. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut there's only one way to save a dying king... and it lies with the one person who's hiding the biggest secret of all. \u003ci\u003eCerise\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelissa Landers is a former teacher who left the classroom to pursue other worlds. A proud sci-fi geek, she isn't afraid to wear her Princess Leia costume in public--just ask her embarrassed kids. She lives in Cincinnati Ohio, where she writes romantic fantasy and science fiction adventures for the young at heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455417335986,"sku":"9781649374103","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/1aec7834813f8dd0c61331323d3cc2ea.webp?v=1778864517","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-half-king-deluxe-limited-edition-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}