{"product_id":"lives-of-a-salvager-kelsey-k-sather-9781735520537","title":"Lives of a Salvager: Ancient Language of the Earth: Book Two","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen a woman eats a magic mushroom and transforms into the Anima, she becomes supernaturally fast and strong, she can talk to animals, and she inherits-whether she wants it or not-the Task to bring humans back into ecological Order. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world of Aligaea will know twelve Animas over fifteen millennia. Sharing the Task are the Anima's allies, known as Keepers, including immortal Shapeshifters, who live blood-bonded to the Anima, and perennial Salvagers. With their faculty of Hindsight, Salvagers see the past and forget nothing-powers that are both a tremendous advantage and a terrible burden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaurel uses her abilities as a Salvager to weaponize plant magic for the Anima's army. Over two thousand years, she witnesses a changing planet, with Animas come and passed, empires rising and falling, and finally, the emergence of the Imperium, the greatest threat to Order Aligaea has ever experienced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterwoven with Laurel's work as a Keeper is her search for moral clarity. She discovers Deadly Charms and Birch Skin armor; she creates invisibility tinctures and potions for valor. But in her quest for knowledge across space and time, she has yet to answer these questions: Is the Task possible, and more so, is it ethical? Can Keepers survive in a Disordered world? Can humans? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInsanity edges her pursuit for resolution. She may endure the centuries of wars and tireless effort-but at what cost?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsey K. Sather\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1735520535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781735520537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Theia Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.19d","brand":"Kelsey K. Sather","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48454421512447,"sku":"9781735520537","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f7f0041f-15e5-4410-b0ea-0e7172cbd306.jpg?v=1777306140","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lives-of-a-salvager-kelsey-k-sather-9781735520537","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}