{"product_id":"the-omens-of-war-livia-j-elliot-9781763543881","title":"The Omens of War: A Literary Speculative Fantasy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA philosophical fantasy of Thucydidean politics, eldritch intellects, and psychological horror woven into fractured timelines.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe peace between Firard and Sestel teeters on the edge of collapse.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the fortress of Egon Hold, strategist Dante Praeto becomes the unwilling host of the War Games: a simulated battle fundamental to rising in the ranks of Firard's Legions. As the contestants march towards the ravine shared with their enemy nation, a landslide swallows the soldiers within.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross that ravine, Lady Calya Seve guards the Sestelii frontier, aware the War Games will provoke a diplomatic upheaval. She deals in treaties and political alliances, but little does she know the next threat isn't coming through the border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnbeknownst to them, both are pieces in a larger scheme: a game played by eldritch beings for whom entire nations are little more than tools, and humans mere pawns. For in the end, the alchemists of The Orders will unleash chaos in their eternal pursuit of arcane knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe omens of war will be heard by all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePsychologically intense, and written for readers who read to solve. For those who dare.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Livia J. Elliot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1763543889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781763543881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Livia J. Elliot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.33d","brand":"Livia J. Elliot","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175985787135,"sku":"9781763543881","price":18.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6b0a19c2-a884-4c94-9a8d-37aee85a55c1.jpg?v=1771336411","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-omens-of-war-livia-j-elliot-9781763543881","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}