{"product_id":"the-promise-of-the-child-tom-toner-9781597808453","title":"The Promise of the Child: Volume One of the Amaranthine Spectrum","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"To call \u003ci\u003eThe Promise of the Child\u003c\/i\u003e one of the most accomplished debuts of 2015 so far is to understate its weight--instead, let me moot that it is among the most significant works of science fiction released in recent years.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTor.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt is the 147th century.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the radically advanced post-human worlds of the Amaranthine Firmament, there is a contender to the Immortal throne: Aaron the Long-Life, the Pretender, a man who is not quite a man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the barbarous hominid kingdoms of the Prism Investiture, where life is short, cheap, and dangerous, an invention is born that will become the Firmament's most closely kept secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLycaste, a lovesick recluse outcast for an unspeakable crime, must journey through the Provinces, braving the grotesques of an ancient, decadent world to find his salvation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSotiris, grieving the loss of his sister and awaiting the madness of old age, must relive his twelve thousand years of life to stop the man determined to become Emperor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGhaldezuel, knight of the stars, must plunder the rarest treasure in the Firmament--the object the Pretender will stop at nothing to obtain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom medieval Prague to a lonely Mediterranean cove, and eventually far into the strange vastness of distant worlds, \u003ci\u003eThe Promise of the Child\u003c\/i\u003e is a debut novel of gripping action and astounding ambition unfolding over hundreds of thousands of years, marking the arrival of a brilliant new talent in science fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSkyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Toner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1597808458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781597808453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Night Shade Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/20\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015 pg. 56","brand":"Tom Toner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44078476624127,"sku":"9781597808453","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_72bfd3cf-5cd8-40db-9ace-a5723e361e5e.jpg?v=1685475739","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-promise-of-the-child-tom-toner-9781597808453","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}