{"product_id":"shadows-rise-joseph-j-bailey-9780985390730","title":"Shadow's Rise: Return of the Cabal - The Chronicles of the Fists: Book 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eYip Chi Chuan, a young martial and spiritual ascetic, must flee as the only home he has ever known, the ancient monastery of the Priests of K'un Lun, is destroyed by a newly ascendant extradimensional evil. Cast out and alone, Yip strikes out on a quest spanning the breadth of his home world of Ea'ae and into the greater macroverse beyond in an attempt to unseat an all-consuming Darkness rooted in his once vaunted order's distant past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Yip, the last of his kind to walk the wide world beyond his fallen sanctuary, succeed where his mighty brethren failed in ages past?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately for Yip, the answer appears all too clear... Without the guidance and teachings of his lineage, pursued by malevolent supernatural agents of the Cabal, unable to fully defend himself in a world steeped in magic, his quest may fail before it ever begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfazed by his limitations, guided by his inner vision and direct experience of the energies of life, the radiant \u003ci\u003echi \u003c\/i\u003esuffusing and enlivening the world all around, he is determined to triumph where others have faltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo win forward, he will need help... but first he must survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA blend of Western fantasy and Eastern martial arts and mysticism, \u003ci\u003eShadow's Rise\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book of the \u003ci\u003eChronicles of the Fists\u003c\/i\u003e, an epic trilogy recounting Yip's adventures against all odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShadow's Rise\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic fantasy for fans of grand quests, amazing martial arts, \u003ci\u003ewuxia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003exianxia\u003c\/i\u003e fiction, high fantasy, untold mysteries, new worlds and ideas, stunning magic, coming of age, overcoming impossible odds, and camaraderie among friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph J. Bailey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0985390735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780985390730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Bailey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.37d","brand":"Joseph J. Bailey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742368182527,"sku":"9780985390730","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shadows-rise-joseph-j-bailey-9780985390730","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}