{"product_id":"forerunners-victory-parsons-9798690403386","title":"Forerunners","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor lovers of Christopher Nolan, Harry Potter, Blade Runner and Fullmetal Alchemist comes the Children of Time sequel - Forerunners. \u003c\/b\u003e Traveling back to the late 1800s, the story of Malachi's grandparents unfolds.\u003cbr\u003eAeryn Lefrançois is human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMostly.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer childhood was spent surrounded by Wächter, but her mother forbade her from learning their secrets. As an adult she understands little of their struggles - the history of sacrifice and hardship, the decades of dwindling hope. In a field of sunflowers, her father gives her a glimpse into his world, tapping into the tiny bit of Guardian blood she has, manifesting what he calls\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ea Compass.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen he abandons his family because of that aggravatingly mysterious word: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWächter.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYears later, Aeryn's best friend Genesis Bellamy disappears because of what the word means, and her ignorance will not protect her from those who seek her family's ruin: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shadows.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the moment she feels abandoned and utterly lost, she's burdened with leading her father's people\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ehome.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese people she knows nothing about. These people she has every right to despise.\u003cbr\u003eThese people with whom she shares little more than a trace of blood and a collection of foreign words.\u003cbr\u003eAeryn loses everything - very nearly herself along the way - but with the help of sunflowers, songs, and perhaps a rekindled love, can she find it in herself to forgive her father and follow her heart?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victory Parsons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798690403386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 1.01d","brand":"Victory Parsons","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217774031103,"sku":"9798690403386","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9f75f8c9-26db-4ffb-b779-817c38cfa8ed.jpg?v=1771999356","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/forerunners-victory-parsons-9798690403386","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}