{"product_id":"steel-aiki-flinthart-9780994592804","title":"Steel","description":"\u003cp\u003eEven steel can be broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMamlakah is once again on the brink of war, this time over who sits on the throne. Alere, Jarran, and Mina race toward Madina to claim Jarran's inheritance as Jun First. And with a Weishi House kill-contract on her head, Alere must unlock new yanstone powers - which lead her further down a destructive path Mina cannot condone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Nasra Connor and Jun Fourth Hassan Wen-Gates reach Madina first, and they pave the city's streets with blood to secure the throne. Xintou House's students and Bonded Xintou are murdered. Mistress Li, the two Jun Seconds, and Jarran's daughters are imprisoned and slated for execution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven if Alere can reach Madina in time to prevent the executions, her fighting skills are no use against Nasra and Rohne - the two most powerful Xintou in existence. Her only chance is if she and a reluctant Mina can master the yanstones. But Mina is unwilling to use the yanstones' brutal powers against her old friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo Alere will gamble her mind, her life, and the sanity of everyone she loves on one, dubious, chance of victory. If she can't prevail, Kalima will be subjugated beneath the steel will of the strongest xintou in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll chance of freedom... lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Kalima Chronicles will delight lovers of epic fantasy\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Juliet Marillier, author of \u003cem\u003eBlackthorn and Grim\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aiki Flinthart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0994592809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780994592804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Computing Advantages \u0026amp; Training P\/L\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.21d","brand":"Aiki Flinthart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483815489791,"sku":"9780994592804","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_582b99e3-8084-4cdb-a98c-8fb6ef0d4040.jpg?v=1778040785","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/steel-aiki-flinthart-9780994592804","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}