{"product_id":"the-city-9780425264188","title":"The City","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn her debut solo novel  Stella Gemmell  coauthor of the powerful (Booklist) conclusion to David Gemmells Troy series  weaves a dark epic fantasy about a war-torn civilization and the immortal emperor who has it clutched in his evil grasp.  The City is ancient  layers upon layers. Once a thriving metropolis  it has sprawled beyond its bounds  inciting endless wars with neighboring tribes and creating a barren wasteland of what was once green and productive.  In the center of the City lives the emperor. Few have ever seen him  but those who have recall a man in his prime  though he should be very old. Some grimly speculate that he is no longer human  if he ever was. A small number have come to the desperate conclusion that the only way to stop the war is to end the emperors unnaturally long life.  From the mazelike sewers below the City  where the poor struggle to stay alive in the dark  to the blood-soaked fields of battle  where few heroes manage to endure the never-ending siege  the rebels pin their hopes on one manShuskara. The emperors former general  he was betrayed long ago and is believed to be dead. But  under different aliases  he has survived  forsaking his City and hiding from his immortal foe. Now the time has come for him to engage in one final battle to free the City from the creature who dwells at its heart  pulling the strings that keep the land drenched in gore.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276628647989,"sku":"ByrdShop_0425264181","price":92.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780425264188.jpg?v=1780558598","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-city-9780425264188","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}