{"product_id":"ghost-and-flame-alan-thereault-9798994802830","title":"Ghost and Flame: Shadow Fall","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore the shadow fell, the fire was already burning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGhost and Flame: Shadow Fall\u003c\/strong\u003e is a story of origins-of how people are shaped, broken, and repurposed by systems that value obedience over humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised inside a covert intelligence apparatus designed to erase identity and manufacture loyalty, \u003cstrong\u003eTatiana\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eYekaterina\u003c\/strong\u003e are trained to serve power without question. Their lives are governed by secrecy, psychological conditioning, and the quiet violence of institutional control. Yet within the fractures of that design, something dangerous takes root: memory, attachment, and the possibility of choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs missions blur into myth and personal bonds threaten operational doctrine, the cost of survival becomes more than physical. Loyalty is tested not by enemies, but by the realization that the greatest betrayals often come from within the system itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending espionage, psychological tension, and moral consequence, \u003cem\u003eGhost and Flame\u003c\/em\u003e explores how identity persists under erasure, how love survives indoctrination, and how even the most tightly controlled structures cannot fully extinguish human will.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet within the \u003cstrong\u003eGhosts of Oblivion\u003c\/strong\u003e universe, this novel can be read independently or alongside related works. It serves as a foundational record-one that reveals how the ghosts were made long before history learned their names.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVanishing Point Press\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichmond, Virginia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Thereault\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994802830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanishing Point Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.23d","brand":"Alan Thereault","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852725170431,"sku":"9798994802830","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ghost-and-flame-alan-thereault-9798994802830","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}