{"product_id":"endling-paperback","title":"Endling - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElicia Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDawn Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEndling (noun): the last surviving member of a species whose death consequently means the extinction of that species.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSafety is the gospel.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Survival is god.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e And nature will enchant you to your end.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Nico, anything is worth escaping the dangers of the wilderness and its strange keeper, the Wilderman, a figure whispered in legends to claim more than lives. Nico trades everything-his family, his home, and all he has known-for a safe life in Sanctius City. Not even his brother's final message, a collection of folktales, can lure him from his beloved steam-run city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the population plummets and the wilderness encroaches on his safe haven, the tales in his brother's scroll begin to look alarmingly familiar. Still loyal to Sanctius City's creed of safety and survival, Nico clings to the world he trusts-until everything he knows collapses in a pile of iron and ash.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNico is the endling. And the hunter of souls has come for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs illusion and reality become indistinguishable and gods and monsters invite him to the table, Nico must decide which path leads to life and which leads to destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA pilgrimage tale for modern readers, in the spirit of \u003cem\u003eThe Pilgrim's Progress\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eC.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44592874979463,"sku":"9781965948118","price":21.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/LfEk6NBic59781965948118.webp?v=1778644229","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/endling-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}