{"product_id":"the-runaway-offering-paperback","title":"The Runaway Offering - 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\u003eAlythia Conner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMelissa Stevens\u003c\/b\u003e (Cover Design by), \u003cb\u003eEmily Conner\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNineteen-year-old Akedia Morestone knows she should be elated that her best friend, Lileena, will serve as offering. To die upon the sun god's altar will ensure a good harvest, honor Lileena's family, and elevate her status to demi-goddess in the afterlife. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr so the villagers of Bahmisi have been told. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo question is to sin, but Akedia can't ignore the bleak feeling that perhaps everything she's ever believed isn't right. As the village celebrates Lileena's sacrifice, Akedia secretly mourns the loss of her closest friend, along with her own faith and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe tries to ignore her blasphemous sadness. But when she stumbles upon a cave full of beheaded human carcasses-one wearing the bracelet Lileena wore to the altar-Akedia knows her doubt wasn't unfounded. According to holy scripture, the offering ascends. There should be no body. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the high priest's choice for Akedia to become the next offering suddenly seems like a means to silence her for good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRunning away from sacrificial duty will make her a fugitive. Fleeing into the desert beyond the village where the world is said to end may equal certain death. And getting tangled up in a magical contract with a handsome thief will only complicate the matter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut for the first time in her life, Akedia has a clear sense of what she must do: find and return with the evidence needed to expose the lies woven into the sun god's religion so the sacrifices can end once and for all. That is, before the high priest's henchmen drag her back to Bahmisi for public torture and execution...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 410\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47377129734322,"sku":"9798218561765","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/YruGgXvYh79798218561765.webp?v=1782732774","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-runaway-offering-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}