{"product_id":"blood-of-the-old-kings-sung-il-kim-9781420523096","title":"Blood of the Old Kings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning Korean author Sung-il Kim \u0026amp; translated by the world-renowned Anton Hur, \u003ci\u003eBlood of the Old Kings\u003c\/i\u003e begins an epic journey unlike any other.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere is no escaping the Empire.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEven in death, you will serve.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an Empire run on necromancy, dead sorcerers are the lifeblood. Their corpses are wrapped in chains and drained of magic to feed the unquenchable hunger for imperial conquest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn with magic, Arienne has become resigned to her dark fate. But when the voice of a long-dead sorcerer begins to speak inside her head, she listens. There may be another future for her, if she's willing to fight for it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiles away, beneath a volcano, a seven-eyed dragon also wears the Empire's chains. Before the imperial fist closed around their lands, it was the people's sacred guardian.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoran, a widowed swordswoman, is the first to kneel before the dragon in decades. She comes with a desperate plea and will leave with a sword of dragon-fang in hand and a great purpose before her.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the heart of the Imperial capital, Cain is known as a man who gets things done. When his best friend and mentor is found murdered, he will leave no stone unturned to find those responsible, even if it means starting a war.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep into a world of necromancy, murder, and twisted magic. A world in need of a hero.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sung-Il Kim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1420523090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781420523096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thorndike Press Large Print\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Library Binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Sung-Il Kim","offers":[{"title":"Library Binding","offer_id":46526177181951,"sku":"9781420523096","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_189cea7f-70a7-44ba-920a-347e4431eb3c.jpg?v=1737555416","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blood-of-the-old-kings-sung-il-kim-9781420523096","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}