{"product_id":"design-of-darkness-r-d-pires-9798991642538","title":"Design of Darkness: The Tides That Reign Book One","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe shadow of the great usurper, King Fogosombre, has kept the East in darkness for twelve long years. Made paranoid by a foretelling of his downfall, the king's indiscriminate violence reaches a new zenith, leaving twins Arsenio and Mariana orphaned and homeless, their village burnt to the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, as the \u003cstrong\u003edying embers of their rebellion\u003c\/strong\u003e fade into the night, the twins make a promise to find aide for their people in foreign lands. To get out from under the king's reach, they must venture across the Great Ocean into a world they had only dreamt about through travelers' stories. From their perilous quest arises \u003cstrong\u003ea tale of emperors and queens, marauders and mysticism, fortitude and forbidden love\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, King Fogosombre conducts profane rituals driven by his lust for indomitability. Toiling with malign magic that may yield dire consequences for all the known world, he seeks a pact with the shadows, a plan to cement his reign indefinitely: a design of darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. D. Pires\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798991642538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ether Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d","brand":"R. D. Pires","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48443105739007,"sku":"9798991642538","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6b3fbc57-1be4-4795-84f0-b3c87787aac8.jpg?v=1777201883","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/design-of-darkness-r-d-pires-9798991642538","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}