{"product_id":"the-lord-of-the-pond-lenin-dev-9798232960063","title":"The Lord of the Pond","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lord of the Pond\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Pondlands-where kingdoms rise on lily pads and shadows lurk beneath every reed-power doesn't merely flow...it \u003cstrong\u003edevours\u003c\/strong\u003e. And the corruption simmering beneath the surface is older, darker, and deadlier than any creature dares whisper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCenturies ago, the Seven Ripple Stones held the world in fragile harmony, each thrumming with a primal force: Fate, Flow, Flame, Frost, Storm, Shadow, and Spirit. But that balance shattered the day ancient frog-lord Malakar broke his sacred stone and fused its essence into his own blood. The act unleashed a tide of darkness that drowned the pond in war and left entire kingdoms sinking beneath cursed waters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow the prophecy stirs once more: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"When the Twin Moons kiss the pond, the heir of lightning shall rise.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKael Croakson-lightning-marked, silver-scarred, and feared by those who sense his hidden fire-has lived quietly on the pond's edge. But peace ends when a black mist swallows his village and assassins from the Order of the Veil arrive to erase him. One storm-slashed night, Kael's dormant power erupts in a burst of blinding fury, obliterating an army of swamp-shadows... and sinking half the pond with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRescued by Serena Vale, a renegade mage-toad cast out of the Court of Light, Kael awakens in the Sunken Sanctum-a rebel city carved beneath the waters. Here, a rising resistance gathers to reclaim the lost Ripple Stones before the Veil can resurrect Malakar through the forbidden ritual known as \u003cstrong\u003eThe Binding of the Deep\u003c\/strong\u003e. And the rebels now know the truth they dare not speak aloud: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKael's blood is the final key to awakening their greatest enemy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a band of unlikely yet fierce companions-Lyra Finn, the haunted archer; Tarn the Shade, a shadow-stealing salamander; Eira Shellen, an alchemist snail with deadly brilliance; and Korra Stoneback, the storm-forged turtle blacksmith-Kael journeys through drowned kingdoms, cursed ruins, and currents twisting with treachery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as Kael's lightning power grows, so does the voice inside him-ancient, venomous, and terrifyingly familiar: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"My spawn.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA horrifying truth sparks: he is not merely the heir of lightning.\u003cbr\u003eHe is Malakar reborn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the twin moons rise and the Veil summons an army from the Abyss, Kael must face the choice destined to break him: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDestroy the Ripple Stones and end all magic forever... or claim them and ascend as the Lord of the Pond, ruler of light and shadow alike.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a final battle atop the Mount of Reeds-where storms collide with shadow and lightning rends the heavens-the fate of the Pondlands trembles. A single blinding flash ends the clash... and when the mist settles, Kael is gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in the silent heart of the pond, a lone froglet emerges-two faint ripples glowing upon its skin beneath the moonlight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd so, the legend of the Lord of the Pond begins again.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lenin Dev\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798232960063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lenin Dev\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.97d","brand":"Lenin Dev","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50664639201535,"sku":"9798232960063","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lord-of-the-pond-lenin-dev-9798232960063","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}