{"product_id":"phoenix-rises-dragon-soars-paperback","title":"Phoenix Rises Dragon Soars - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Saulter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Emperor is dead. His widow takes the throne and the Empire learns to fear a woman who knows exactly what she wants.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Wang Longwei, the Empire's troubles are nothing but backdrop. Sold by his father at nine years old, he's spent every day since making himself into someone who doesn't need anyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil he meets Zhou Shufang. She despises him on sight, and he knows she's right to. But then her safety is threatened, and the life he's built begins to crack.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen a disgraced commander and a hunted shamaness are drawn into their orbit, four strangers find themselves bound by a forbidden magic that promises death and leaves none of them unchanged.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd all along, the Empress is watching.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining the intimate character work of The Sword of Kaigen and The Bone Shard Daughter with the morally complex cast of Black Sun and He Who Drowned the World.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePHOENIX RISES, DRAGON SOARS. Dark epic fantasy inspired by Imperial China. Book One of the Four Guardians Trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 456\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45859558359175,"sku":"9781919211718","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/P5Riw_gMZR9781919211718.webp?v=1789462257","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/phoenix-rises-dragon-soars-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}