{"product_id":"vendel-rising-l-a-warren-9798227807700","title":"Vendel Rising: Vol 2: Women of Rank","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew Terra Histories by Malita s'Lissa s'vlor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLife is but a collection of moments, some more memorable than others.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEvery now and again a moment comes along, so intense that indelible memories are forever carved in our minds. We remember what we were doing, feeling, seeing, hearing, and tasting at the exact instant our lives changed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eI remembered two things: the warm, rich scent of a powerful man, and the agony of the braklav.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJune 2, 2136: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAliens had landed. We were not alone. The Vendel had somehow risen into the sky and traveled to the stars thousands of years before the rest of humanity launched our first rocket to the moon. In the deep reaches of space, an empire flourished and we knew nothing about them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI never understood why no one thought to ask why the Vendel had returned. With so many planets, why come back to Earth? Why had they left to begin with? Perhaps we should've asked before inviting them to dinner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeath began with a simple cough or sneeze. Like the Black Death of the Middle Ages, people who were hale and hearty in the morning, were dead by nightfall. Billions died at the hands of the Vendel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a few of us, we weren't touched at all. At least not on the outside, inside was a different matter. The Vendel collected us, tested us, ranked us, and remade us, although it would be a long time before we understood what that meant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGregor Ulysses vlor'Malita claims to have our interests in mind, humanity's interests, and perhaps there is a kernel of truth in that statement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaviors?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do you justify that to the dead?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne idea terrifies me. What if the Vendel are in fact, our saviors?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the continuation of my story...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. a. Warren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798227807700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jem Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d","brand":"L. a. Warren","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520030847231,"sku":"9798227807700","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b469e6ad-bc48-48d8-a91f-5bebcc8adf18.jpg?v=1778740309","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vendel-rising-l-a-warren-9798227807700","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}