{"product_id":"shields-of-the-empire-baptiste-pinson-wu-9798262941513","title":"Shields of the Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHan China, 200 CE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEven the greatest plans need brave men to hold the line.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA nervous peace settles over northern Jing. Liu Bei and his loyal men race to prepare their army while Cao Cao wages war in the north, for when the dust settles, the Hero of Chaos is bound to march south at the head of the greatest force the empire has ever seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo stand a chance, Liu Bei needs more than soldiers and bravery. He needs a mind to match Cao Cao's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Xu Shu: a brilliant and enigmatic scholar whose bold reforms shift the balance of power. But Xu Shu carries a shadowed past, one that threatens to erupt and unravel everything Liu Bei has built.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt now falls to Liao Hua and his Blood Riders to slay the ghosts of Xu Shu's violent history before the armies gather at Bowang Po. The fate of the war depends on their blades, the future of the empire on their shields.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Baptiste Pinson Wu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798262941513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Baptiste Pinson Wu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440612356351,"sku":"9798262941513","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4ec05571-8d8a-4e4e-9048-8cc0b2fe55cb.jpg?v=1777183612","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shields-of-the-empire-baptiste-pinson-wu-9798262941513","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}