{"product_id":"those-above-daniel-polansky-9781444779912","title":"Those Above: The Empty Throne Book 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Machiavellian clockwork glory' - Mark Lawrence, author of The Broken Empire trilogy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey enslaved humanity three thousand years ago. Tall, strong, perfect, superhuman and near immortal they rule from their glittering palaces in the eternal city in the centre of the world. They are called Those Above by their subjects. They enforce their will with fire and sword. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Twenty five years ago mankind mustered an army and rose up against them, only to be slaughtered in a terrible battle. Hope died that day, but hatred survived. Whispers of another revolt are beginning to stir in the hearts of the oppressed: a woman, widowed in the war, who has dedicated her life to revenge; the general, the only man to ever defeat one of Those Above in single combat, summoned forth to raise a new legion; and a boy killer who rises from the gutter to lead an uprising in the capital. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThose Above\u003c\/i\u003e is the first of an extraordinary fantasy epic by the author of the acclaimed Low Town series that will sweep the reader into a wholly alien, wholly recognizable world of rebellion and revenge, of love and of death, of intrigue and pitiless war.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Polansky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1444779915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781444779912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Daniel Polansky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45180207071487,"sku":"9781444779912","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_555cf198-1825-4a8f-b260-ae65b9575655.jpg?v=1712897712","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/those-above-daniel-polansky-9781444779912","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}