{"product_id":"empire-in-black-and-gold-by-adrian-tchaikovsky-9781529050264","title":"Empire in Black and Gold","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the thrilling science-fiction epic \u003cem\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmpire in Black and Gold\u003c\/em\u003e is the first instalment in the critically-acclaimed fantasy series \u003cem\u003eShadows of the Apt\u003c\/em\u003e by Adrian Tchaikovsky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe days of peace are over...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lowlands' city states have lived in peace for decades, hailed as bastions of civilisation. Yet that peace is about to end. A distant empire has been conquering neighbours with highly trained soldiers and sophisticated combat techniques. And the city states are its desirable new prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnly the ageing Stenwold Maker—spymaster, artificer and statesman—foresees the threat, as the empires' armies march ever closer. So it falls upon his shoulders to open the eyes of the cities' leaders. He sees that war will sweep through their lands, destroying everything in its path.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut to warn his people, he must stay alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmpire in Black and Gold\u003c\/em\u003e is followed by the second book in the \u003cem\u003eShadows of the Apt\u003c\/em\u003e series, \u003cem\u003eDragonfly Falling\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48241175953644,"sku":"9781529050264","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529050264-empire-in-black-and-gold-1.jpg?v=1787935468","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/empire-in-black-and-gold-by-adrian-tchaikovsky-9781529050264","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}