{"product_id":"torment-paperback","title":"Torment - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMari Dietz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn eta is less than human. Something that lies, cheats, and steals will never have the honor of\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebonding with a dragon. It shouldn't even exist.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn into the eta class, Mei accepts the fact that at any moment her life could be over for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esomething as simple as being caught stealing food. As long as she can keep her sickly father\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ealive, she's satisfied with her lot in life. All of that changes the day her father informs her that he\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estashed away money so she has a chance to secure an apprenticeship with a dragon. Reluctant to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eleave, she honors her father's wishes for her and goes to the selection. Then, to the other recruits'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edismay, one of the elite shodragons bonds with her. Horrified, she discovers that shodragon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eriders are not allowed to leave the fortress during training for three years. If Mei stays she may\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enever see her father again, but if she leaves, she will face execution for desertion and will have\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewasted her father's one hope to see her free from their impoverished life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is trapped in a world that doesn't want her by her loyalty to her father's dream. Mei must\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eaccept her new duty as a shodragon rider, to fight the monsters that come when the rains fall to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efeast on human flesh. Faced with constant mental and physical abuse from those who should be\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eher mentors and allies, she struggles to find her own worthiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her father unexpectedly disappears, she must make a choice: to respect her father's last\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewish or to save her only family. Mei didn't get to choose what class she was born into, but she\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emay get to choose how she dies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 366\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749430460704,"sku":"9798218409753","price":23.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4903016de2fcb494617a584322ef80de.webp?v=1779932128","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/torment-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}