{"product_id":"rulers-of-the-darkness-paperback","title":"Rulers of the Darkness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarry Turtledove\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with \u003ci\u003eInto the Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Darkness Descending\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThrough the Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling author Harry Turtledove (The master of alternative history-\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) has been telling an epic tale: the story of a world war, comparable to the terrible world wars of our own 20th century, in a world where magic works. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImagine the drama and terror of the Second World War-only the bullets are beams of magical fire, the tanks are great lumbering beasts, and fighters and bombers are dragons raining fire upon their targets. Welcome to the world of the Derlavaian War, a world that is slowly but surely being conquered, mile by bloody mile, by the forces of the Algarvian empire . . . forces whose most terrible battle magics are powered by the slaughter of innocent people, the Kaunians, whom Algarve-like much of the world-holds in disdain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRulers of the Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, the fourth volume of the series which began with \u003ci\u003eInto the Darkness, \u003c\/i\u003e the war for the continent of Derlavai builds toward its crescendo as the mages of Kuusamo, aided by their former rivals from Lagoas, work desperately to create a newer form of magic that will change the course of the war. But this is really a story of ordinary people-on all sides of the conflict-forced by fate to rise to their heroic limits . . . or sink to the level of their darker natures.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarry Turtledove\u003c\/b\u003e is the Hugo-winning author of many science fiction and fantasy novels. His alternate-history novels include the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Guns of the South\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow Few Remain\u003c\/i\u003e, the Worldwar series, and \u003ci\u003eRuled Britannia\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife and daughters in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 656\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.55 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131767820423,"sku":"9780765333827","price":29.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1ba09a2918d7c0050e94dcbe56be08ef.webp?v=1732621148","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/rulers-of-the-darkness-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}