{"product_id":"legacies-9780765305619","title":"Legacies","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first book of the Corean Chronicles  One of the towering creators of contemporary fantasy fiction takes us to a new land of wonders. The Corean Chronicles begin with Legacies  a grand new fantasy novel in which L. E. Modesitt  Jr.  author of the bestselling Recluce fantasy series and the popular Spellsong Cycle  opens the door into a marvelous new world.  Millennia ago  a magical disaster caused the fall of a great worldwide civilization  the end of a golden age. New civilizations have fought their way up from the ancient destruction and chaos  knowing little of the lost world that preceded them or the details of its fall. Corus today is a world of contending countries  of humans  but also of strange animals and supernatural creatures. It is a place of magical powers  and of a few people who are talented enough to use them. Alusius  the hero of the story  is one.  Although born into a successful herder family  Alusius never knew his father  who was killed in action while serving in the Militia. So he is raised on a Nightsheep ranch by his mother and grandparents  and schooled at home. As a child  he shows very strong Talent. He is warned gravely that he must never reveal this outside the home lest he spend his life in servitude to some rich and powerful person. But as he grows to young manhood  Alusius must serve in the Militia like his father before him. When his country is invaded by the slave armies of The Matrial  an immortal ruler in a nearby land  Alusius is captured and enslaved.  A time of changes has come upon all of the world of Corus. If the evil surrounding The Matrial is not brought to an end  those changes will not be happy ones. Gradually  Alusius realizes that he and his Talent have a central role to play.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648127492149,"sku":"ByrdShop_0765305615","price":31.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780765305619.jpg?v=1781710261","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/legacies-9780765305619","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}