{"product_id":"the-scholars-war-ben-blake-9781938888359","title":"The Scholar's War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere was a nearly human eagerness in the Sea-Goat's sibilant voice. Then he deflated. \"But the older people say we're not to go into the river. They say it's dangerous. Your people. Men with nets or spears. War, and warriors stabbing and stabbing.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Fishermen might cause a problem,\" Mani admitted, \"but there aren't any wars in Engiru these days. There were some long ago, when the steppe people came, but we've had none for sixty years.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"You're sure?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I'm sure,\" Mani said.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a thousand years, the scholars of As-alam, the city of the goddess Eala, have gone to the marsh to speak with the Sea-Goats. The Sea-Goats know secrets about the world, and it's the job of scholars like Mani to tease these secrets from the Sea-Goats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the same thousand years, the priestesses of As-alam have known one of the Sea-Goats most closely guarded secrets, a secret about the founding of As-alam. When Mani chooses Isha as his wife over a failed acolyte meant to monitor his work, the priestesses show just how much they are willing to do to guard those secrets, including murder. To protect his new wife, Mani brings her to the marsh, and on that day his relationship with the Sea-Goats changes forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mad King Sarru-kin knows another of the Sea-Goats most closely guarded secrets-that the swimmers possess the means to immortality-and the Mad King wishes to be a god. He is willing to wage war and conquer his way across the plains of Engiru in order to reach As-alam and force Mani and the Sea-Goats to take him to the swimmer's island. Mani is a clever man, but will cleverness be enough to prevent the Mad King from becoming a god...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Blake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1938888359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938888359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Divertir Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Ben Blake","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874003103999,"sku":"9781938888359","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-scholars-war-ben-blake-9781938888359","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}