{"product_id":"light-of-the-veil-hardcover","title":"Light of the Veil - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Fox\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA YOUNG HERO JOURNEYS BEYOND THE EDGE OF THE KNOWN UNIVERSE IN A DESPERATE BID TO SAVE THE GALAXY FROM THE POWERS OF EVIL\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eADVENTURE BEYOND THE STARS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jayce Artan is a dock rat on a poor fringe world where he takes every job he can and prize-fights to earn enough money to get off world. When he's hired to guide a boat crewed by an interstellar mafia, he comes face to face with an ancient power--the Veil--that was pivotal to a civil war that ended decades ago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jayce is \"Attuned\" to this power and was almost killed by agents of the dead and defeated Tyrant who nearly enslaved the galaxy. He's rescued by an Adept of the Paragon order, warrior scholars that study the power and seek to keep any from upsetting the balance that keeps all life in order. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jayce is given the chance to journey beyond the Veil and into another dimension where he can claim a stone of immense power and return it to base reality and wield it as a weapon against the Tyrant. The world beyond the Veil is nothing like what Jayce knows, and he'll be opposed by insidious evil, self-doubt, and sabotage from the very people who are supposed to help him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While beyond the Veil, Jayce learns that a Conjunction is nigh, an event that could sunder the galaxy if evil forces succeed. Jayce must claim a Veil stone deep in the other dimension before the Tyrant's agents can beat him to the prize.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Fox\u003c\/b\u003e is the winner of the 2017 Dragon Award for Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy novel. He's best known for The Ember War Saga, a military science fiction and space opera series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis writing draws extensively from his experiences in the United States Army, where he served two combat tours in Iraq and was awarded the Bronze Star, Combat Action Badge and Presidential Unit Citation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe lives in fabulous Las Vegas with his incredible wife and three boys, amazing children bent on anarchy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSubscribe to Richard's spam free email list and get free short stories set during the Ember War Saga (and more as they become available) at: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ehttp: \/\/eepurl.com\/bLj1gf\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 9.13 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764879950112,"sku":"9781982193065","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d7f24524c4030d083b4553630cf16a46.webp?v=1780257266","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/light-of-the-veil-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}