{"product_id":"lord-of-emperors-paperback","title":"Lord of Emperors - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGuy Gavriel Kay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuy Gavriel Kay, multiple award-winning author of The Fionavar Tapestry and \u003ci\u003eSailing to Sarantium\u003c\/i\u003e, completes his magnificent tale of an alternate Byzantine world...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eIn the golden city of Sarantium, a renowned mosaicist seeks to fill his artistic ambitions and his destiny high upon a dome intended to be the emperor's enduring\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003esanctuary and legacy.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The beauty and solitude of Crispin's work cannot protect him from the dangerous intrigues of court and city, swirling with rumors of war and conspiracy, while otherworldly fires mysteriously flicker and disappear in the streets at night. The emperor is plotting a conquest of Crispin's homeland to regain an empire. And with his fate entwined with that of\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ehis royal benefactor, Crispin's loyalties come with a very high price. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And another voyager has come to the imperial city\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e Rustem of Kerakek, a physician from an eastern desert kingdom\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e determined to find his own fate amid the shifting, treacherous currents of passion and violence\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ethat define Sarantium.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuy Gavriel Kay\u003c\/b\u003e is the international bestselling author of numerous fantasy novels including The Fionavar Tapestry trilogy, \u003ci\u003eTigana\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Light of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnder Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRiver of Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChildren of Earth and Sky\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been awarded the International Goliardos Prize for his work in the literature of the fantastic, and won the World Fantasy Award for \u003ci\u003eYsabel \u003c\/i\u003ein 2008. In 2014 he was named to the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honor. His works have been translated into more than twenty-five languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 8.95 x 6.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762055840032,"sku":"9780451463548","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0f1536e86c9d0d2223a5d457a347221c.webp?v=1780215950","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lord-of-emperors-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}