{"product_id":"the-whispering-woods-jc-dorset-9798279014842","title":"The Whispering Woods","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Science and magic collide in a world where the laws of nature are rewritten-and survival depends on understanding the impossible.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Ethan Caldwell, a brilliant but isolated metallurgist from MIT, is thrust into an alien realm when a catastrophic lab experiment tears open a rift between worlds. Stranded in the \u003cb\u003eWhispering Woods\u003c\/b\u003e, a sentient forest where trees communicate, plants crystallize at a touch, and time itself bends to unseen rules, Ethan must rely on his scientific mind to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this is no ordinary wilderness. The forest is alive-\u003cb\u003eaware\u003c\/b\u003e-and under siege. Crystalline corruption spreads like a plague, transforming organic life into rigid, unfeeling structures. The Blight Wardens, armored enforcers of this unnatural change, hunt the forest's inhabitants, harvesting them for their energy. And at the heart of it all lies a mystery: \u003cb\u003eEthan is not the first human to cross over.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuided by \u003cb\u003ePyx\u003c\/b\u003e, a six-tailed whisperkit with the power to weave images from light, Ethan must navigate a world where \u003cb\u003escience and magic are two sides of the same coin\u003c\/b\u003e. As the crystalline infection spreads across his own body, he races to uncover the truth behind the Whispering Woods-before he, too, is lost to the creeping transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tale of survival, discovery, and the unexpected bonds that form between species, \u003ci\u003eThe Whispering Woods\u003c\/i\u003e blends steampunk adventure with lush fantasy, where every answer reveals a deeper mystery, and the line between observer and participant blurs beyond recognition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Ethan unlock the secrets of this alien world-or become another casualty of its silent war?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jc Dorset\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798279014842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Jc Dorset","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171238846719,"sku":"9798279014842","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-whispering-woods-jc-dorset-9798279014842","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}