{"product_id":"the-sand-sea-1","title":"The Sand Sea","description":"\"An astounding epic novel of J.R.R. Tolkien proportions!\"  Steven Pressfield  Bestselling author of Gates of Fire and The War of Art  Raiders of the Lost Ark playing A Game of Thrones  The Sand Sea takes place on an alternative Earth roiled by war and conquest that mirrors our own Gilded Age. The treasure that ignites greed and folly in this parallel world is not petroleum  but beseritea mineral of immeasurable value.  Captivated by an ancient prophecy and the call of adventure  inexperienced nobleman and scholar Peter Harmon (think of a young Winston Churchill-like naif) joins an expedition to stake his nations claim to a global empire.  Harmons destination is a vast and inhospitable desert halfway around the world  dominated by the iron-fisted Grand Vizer Jemojeen Jongdar. A tyrant on a mission to secure the ancient and supernatural Staff of the Ram  the Lion  and the Serpent  Jongdar knows the truth that others can only imagine: The one who controls the staff will possess the power to rule the world.  Before he can seize his destiny  Jongdar must find and destroy the one person capable of thwarting his ambition  the rightful heir to the Sand Sea realm  an innocent woman named Selena Savanar.  Can the brave and indomitable Selena accept her true destiny and rally her people in the eye of a gathering storm? To do so will require her to outwit the man who burned her father alive and left her an orphan and beggar a lifetime ago. Or will Peter Harmon and the cadre of opportunists he rides with conquer the divided empire?  With the mythic structure of J.R.R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings trilogy in a world as rich and real as George R.R. Martins Westeros  The Sand Sea is an immersive experience made to order for epic fantasy fans and anyone who enjoys grand-scale historical fiction.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44662951313461,"sku":"ByrdShop_164501021X","price":53.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_164501021X_52357182-8530-4f45-8dd2-c2783afde4d4.jpg?v=1764887996","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-sand-sea-1","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}