{"product_id":"shadows-of-fate-nick-blade-9798992785593","title":"Shadows of Fate: Rise of the Dark Mage","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen the World Broke Him, He Broke the World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey called him lowborn.\u003cbr\u003eKitchen rat.\u003cbr\u003eFreak.\u003cbr\u003eThey beat him, branded him, made him bleed for dreaming.\u003cbr\u003eThey said magic belonged to bloodlines.\u003cbr\u003eThey said power was not for \u003ci\u003epeople like him\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey were wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArnold Bennett was never meant to rise.\u003cbr\u003eBut he did.\u003cbr\u003eIn shadow. In silence. In ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe stole a name from the mouths of kings.\u003cbr\u003eHe carved magic into his bones with fire and grief.\u003cbr\u003eHe shattered thrones, outwitted gods, and stood at the edge of unmaking-\u003cbr\u003eNot to rule.\u003cbr\u003eBut to ask the one question no one in power dares to face: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if the world deserves to burn?\u003c\/b\u003eAn Epic Fantasy Forged in Rage, Runes, and Ruin\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA story for the cast-offs, the overlooked, the ones told they'd never matter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA myth of rebellion wrapped in blood-magic, betrayal, and impossible choices.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA villain's origin or a god's awakening?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA story that begins in ruin and dares to go deeper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Fate leads to ruin. Free will leads to chaos. I choose chaos.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWHAT YOU'LL FIND WITHIN\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Hero Who Isn't\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArnold is no chosen one. He's a weapon honed by cruelty, wielded by no one. His scars are real, his power earned, and his path terrifyingly free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA World on the Brink\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKingdoms rot from within. Magic is hoarded like gold. Gods play with lives like dice. The system is rigged and Arnold is here to burn it clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMagic That Cuts Deep\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRunes etched in bone and pain. Keeper hearts pulsing with stolen power. Telepathy, summoning, time-warping ruin. This is not cozy magic, this is \u003ci\u003emagic as war\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFate vs. Free Will\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the core: a battle older than gods. Can you truly choose who you are, or are you always what they made you? When Fate falls, who decides what rises?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Blade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798992785593\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edj Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\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":"Nick Blade","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425725268223,"sku":"9798992785593","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a14e4b37-f22e-4b0b-ba30-bfdb7397d9fc.jpg?v=1761541192","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shadows-of-fate-nick-blade-9798992785593","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}