{"product_id":"the-rise-of-haduwas-amanda-l-rautio-9781069342164","title":"The Rise of Haduwas: A Fruit of Life \u0026 Death Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeft behind in a great migration, a prince is condemned by false omens and sent into the Underworld by priests who are shaping the kingdom's future through a second, favoured bloodline.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a remote bronze age village at the edge of his father's kingdom, Haduwas has spent years cut off from court, orders and certainty of his father's rule. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe King has remarried into the house of priests, binding the future of the kingdom to their chosen line. For the priests, Haduwas is not a forgotten son but the one remaining obstacle to that future. When Haduwas returns to the city of his father, the priests offer him only one path forward: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eDescend into the Underworld.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eReturn with a relic of divine favour.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eOr disappear into obscurity.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the Underworld does not test strength. It judges the soul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd no man who enters the Underworld is meant to return. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpic Historical Fantasy meets Mythological Retelling in Bronze Age-inspired political fantasy about a principled heir confronting succession politics, divine law, and a system designed to replace him.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCirce \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eand mythic Bronze Age fantasy traditions with echoes of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElric of Melnibone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amanda L. Rautio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1069342165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781069342164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mythosmith Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Amanda L. Rautio","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001843359999,"sku":"9781069342164","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rise-of-haduwas-amanda-l-rautio-9781069342164","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}