{"product_id":"tempered-by-fire-9781668073339","title":"Tempered by Fire (The Griffin Corps, 2) [Olthoff, Melissa]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMelissa Olthoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE GRIFFIN CORPS CONTINUES THE FIGHT, REGARDLESS OF THE COST!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFans of Anne McCaffrey will be thrilled with this Epic Fantasy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou can do everything right . . . and still lose.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Harper Tavros always dreamed of being a dragon rider. But after a prank went horribly wrong--she ended up bonded to an utterly ridiculous and insanely brave griffin instead. A bond that can only be broken in death. Together, Harper and Felix graduated the Tennessan Bonded Training Academy and proved themselves during their first six months on active duty even as the war with Savinia heated up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, every mission is more dangerous than the last. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Griffin riders are the eyes and ears of the Tennessan military, an advantage unmatched ever since their enemy's griffin riders vanished from the battlefield years ago. So when a dying \u003ci\u003eSavinian\u003c\/i\u003e griffin shows up at a Tennessan fort, Harper and Felix are dispatched to retrieve the message she carries--a plea for help from Savinia's last griffin riders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A plea Tennessan can't afford to ignore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Harper and Felix are assigned to the team tasked with unraveling the mystery of Savinia's griffins. Their mission will take them deep behind enemy lines and into the dreaded Southern Smoke Mountains. After everything goes wrong, Harper and Felix will be pushed to their limits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When every choice leads into the fire, their only option is to burn . . . and let the flames temper them into something stronger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.05oz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668073339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa Olthoff\u003c\/b\u003e is a science fiction and fantasy author who delights in sneaking in romance wherever she can. She is a lifelong geek and a veteran of the United States Air Force, both of which are incredibly useful when writing. Her degrees in meteorology and accounting are slightly less applicable to writing but absolutely useful when it comes to supporting her family. In 2023, she took second place in the annual Baen Fantasy Adventure Award Contest with her story \"Fall from Grace\" and won the Imadjinn Award Best Short Story in 2023 and 2024. She is published by Baen, Chris Kennedy Publishing, Hit World Press, and Three Ravens Publishing, and is best known for her novel of the Griffin Corps, \u003ci\u003eRise from Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e, and novels in the Four Horsemen Universe, the Blood \u0026amp; Armor Series, the Salvage Title Universe, and Hit World Valkyries, as well as numerous short stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45018511016112,"sku":"9781668073339b","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2341\/9361\/files\/img_7a084bc7-b7b9-43b0-aaf8-cb0dade9a216.jpg?v=1773967808","url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/tempered-by-fire-9781668073339","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}