{"product_id":"the-crystal-crown-dan-payne-9780645853506","title":"The Crystal Crown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStaying alive won't be hard. All she has to do is abandon the children.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrossing the Nullarbor desert, Jess McTiernan does not expect to become the unwilling guardian of a child Empress from a different world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJess is leaving her old life, job and abusive husband behind when the Empress Vi and her murderous pre-teen soldier companion fall into her life. On their heels are General Utara and a squad of vicious soldiers, determined to bring home the Empress's head - with or without the rest of her attached - and leave no witnesses behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFighting to stay one step ahead of Utara's forces, while avoiding both the police and a shadowy government agency with mysterious goals, they will find the greatest danger lies much closer at hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Crystal Crown\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book in \u003cem\u003eThe War of the Exiles\u003c\/em\u003e, a four-book modern-day sci-fi action adventure. Our world and theirs collide in this character-driven, fast-paced and thought-provoking high-concept novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover the fate of The Crystal Crown today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Payne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 064585350X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780645853506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Terra Scriptum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.87d","brand":"Dan Payne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48850187616511,"sku":"9780645853506","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-crystal-crown-dan-payne-9780645853506","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}