{"product_id":"we-are-not-good-people-the-ustari-cycle","title":"We Are Not Good People (The Ustari Cycle)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLearn the Words. Get the blood. Rule the world. The Ustari Cycle starts here.  From the \"exhilarating  powerful  and entertaining\" (Guardian) storyteller of the Avery Cates series comes a gritty supernatural thriller featuring a pair of unlikely heroes caught up in the underground world of blood magic. Magicians: they are not good people.  The ethics in a world of blood are grayand an underground strata of blood magicians has been engineering disasters for centuries in order to acquire enough fuel for their spells. Although in the modern world these mages stay in the shadows  their exploits have become no less bloody.  Still  some practitioners use the Words and a swipe of the blade to cast simpler spells  such as Charms and Cantrips to gas up $1 bills so they appear to be $20s. Lem Vonnegan and his sidekick Mags fall into this level of mage  hustlers and con men all. Lem tries to be ethical by using only his own blood  by not using Bleeders or \"volunteers.\" But it makes life hard. Soon they might have to get honest work.  When the pair encounter a girl whos been kidnapped and marked up with magic runes for a ritual spell  its clear theyre in over their heads. Turning to Lems estranged Master for help  they are told that not only is the girls life all but forfeit  but that the worlds preeminent mage  Mika Renar  has earth-shattering plans for herand Lem just got in the way. With the fate of the world on the line  and Lem both spooked and intrigued by the mysterious girl  the other nominate him to become the huckleberry wholl take down Renar. But even if he  Mags  and the simpletons who follow him prevail  theyre dealing with the kind of power that doesnt understand defeat  or mercy.  (The first portion of We Are Not Good People was originally published in an altered form as Trickster by Pocket Books).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966665650229,"sku":"ByrdShop_1451696795","price":21.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781451696790_bf3a5ad5-6698-4576-b073-e54138b803c7.jpg?v=1772673883","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/we-are-not-good-people-the-ustari-cycle","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}