{"product_id":"the-scythe-and-the-shovel-mark-adams-9798232104580","title":"The Scythe and the Shovel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe world does not end with fire and prophecy.\u003cbr\u003eIt ends with paperwork, bad decisions, and the lights going out one district at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreybarrow is the kind of town the Ministry forgets until something goes wrong. It has leaning roofs, damp stone, stubborn people-and a graveyard held together by chalk, wards, and one exhausted man who refuses to let things stay broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorman Reed is not a hero. He is a gravekeeper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe loss of Thalya Vensar-brilliant, infuriating, and stubborn enough to change the world-has left a hole in Norman's life and a dangerous silence in the systems she once held together. As Celestial lights burn on the horizon and the Ministry issues Recall Orders with no instructions attached, Greybarrow becomes a frontline town whether it wants to be or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaintenance, not miracles. Competence over glory. Survive today so tomorrow can exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Scythe and the Shovel\u003c\/em\u003e is a darkly humorous, emotionally grounded fantasy about grief, responsibility, and what it really means to hold the line when the world starts slipping. It's about choosing to fix what's in front of you instead of becoming something frightening in the name of saving everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause sometimes the bravest act isn't fighting gods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's picking up your shovel again tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Adams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798232104580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Adams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.61d","brand":"Mark Adams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50664880308479,"sku":"9798232104580","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e9f44009-1300-41fe-8bb1-cc0c8556fecd.jpg?v=1792009713","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-scythe-and-the-shovel-mark-adams-9798232104580","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}