{"product_id":"black-leviathan-paperback","title":"Black Leviathan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernd Perplies\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelville's \u003ci\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds in a world of dragon hunters in \u003ci\u003eBlack Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e, an epic revenge fantasy from German award-winning author Bernd Perplies.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeware  A shadow will cover you, larger than that cast by any other dragon of this world. Black as the lightless chasm from whence it was born at the beginning of time.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the coastal city Skargakar, residents make a living from hunting dragons and use them for everything from clothing to food, while airborne ships hunt them in the white expanse of a cloud sea, the Cloudmere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLian does his part carving the kyrillian crystals that power the ships through the Cloudmere, but when he makes an enemy of a dangerous man, Lian ships out on the next vessel available as a drachenjager, or dragon hunter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe chooses the wrong ship. A fanatic captain, hunts more than just any dragon. His goal is the Firstborn Gargantuan--and Adaron is prepared to sacrifice everything for revenge.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBERND PERPLIES has a great reputation in Germany for a very wide variety of writing in several genres. He has written the first Star Trek tie-in trilogy allowed by CBS outside the US. \u003ci\u003eBlack Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eDrachenjäger\u003c\/i\u003e in Germany) won the 2018 Deutcher Phantastik Preis and was a finalist for the Seraph Award and RPC Fantasy Award. It is Perplies' first novel translated for the US. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLUCY VAN CLEEF is an American writer and translator based in Berlin. After more than ten years as a professional dancer, she writes about arts and culture. \u003ci\u003eBlack Leviathan \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut novel translation.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131743342727,"sku":"9780765398307","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a8f054cb540beae9bb79e05ec0186822.webp?v=1732620977","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/black-leviathan-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}