{"product_id":"fragile-as-sin-varic-kross-9798233048333","title":"Fragile as Sin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the White City of Ostraca, perfection is the law. To crack is to sin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaren Vesper is an anomaly. In a city where citizens are born of cold, hard porcelain, she is \"Unfired\"-a woman of raw, soft clay. Vulnerable to the slightest touch, she survives in the shadows as an illegal Gilder, using forbidden molten gold to repair the cracks of the desperate before the city recycles them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCyprian Gaunt\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Kiln Warden. He is the only living soul forged from Obsidian Stoneware-unbreakable, terrifying, and burning with an internal heat that can dry Maren to dust. He enforces the Shard Law: \u003cem\u003eIf you break it, you own it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Maren is caught stealing gold from the Great Kilns, she doesn't just break a law; she chips Cyprian's impenetrable armor. Invoking the ancient statute, the Warden claims her. Now, she belongs to him. Forced into servitude in the scorching heart of the Kiln, Maren must use her unique biology to repair a weapon that could shatter the city. But the closer she gets to Cyprian, the more she realizes that his heat isn't just a danger-it's the only thing that can finally harden her heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA scorching Dark Romantasy of gold, ash, and the dangerous art of breaking.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Varic Kross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798233048333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Antillas Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d","brand":"Varic Kross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665007120639,"sku":"9798233048333","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fragile-as-sin-varic-kross-9798233048333","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}