{"product_id":"one-fifth-dragon-9781668073353","title":"One-Fifth Dragon [Stovall, Shami]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eShami Stovall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDRAGONS, ASSASSINS, AND NINJAS!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy a Baen Fantasy and Adventure Finalist and Indie Star\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCover by Dungeons and Dragons artist Todd Lockwood\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey call themselves my found family, but they slaughtered my kin. Now, I will pay back the murderers in blood tenfold. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir ruin is a mirror they polished themselves. They took me as a child and hammered me into a weapon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey taught me the art of disappearing: how to slip through a room like a shadow at noon, how to dress a face in lies until no one recognizes the man beneath. They taught the small, hands-on cruelties: how to hide poison in a laugh, how to slit a throat before the man can make a noise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey taught me the geometry of killing. How to shoot a single bolt to end a life, how any blade becomes the right one if you know the rhythm of the strike. They showed me how to wear pain like armor, and to mute every nerve until only thrill of the hunt remained. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost dangerous of all . . . they taught me patience. They taught me to never quit until the job was completed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo let them sleep in their castles and whisper of safety. Let them count on their cleverness and their secrets. I already know the map of their sins. When darkness comes--and it will--I will be the thing beneath the floorboards, the breath on their necks, the quiet that becomes the scream. I will return what they took, multiplied by the cruelty they practiced. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir hands built the blade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir choices sharpened it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir blood will be the prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.08oz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668073353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShami Stovall\u003c\/b\u003e is a multi-award-winning author of fantasy and science fiction, best known for her Chronos Chronicles, starting with \u003ci\u003eTime Marked Warlock\u003c\/i\u003e, and her Frith Chronicles series. Before she was author, Stovall taught history and criminal law at the college level, and loved every second. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When she's not reading fascinating articles and books about ancient China or the Byzantine Empire, Stovall can be found playing way too many video games, especially RPGs and tactics simulators, or hanging with John 3 and John 4.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45018511048880,"sku":"9781668073353b","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2341\/9361\/files\/img_769a39b6-bf1c-4d9d-9231-076cd994f464.jpg?v=1773967813","url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/one-fifth-dragon-9781668073353","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}