{"product_id":"a-taint-in-the-blood-9780451463685","title":"A Taint in the Blood","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom S. M. Stirling, the \"master of speculative fiction\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) and the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Novels of the Change, comes a new vision, as a man battles the dark forces of the world--including those in his own blood... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eAeons ago, \u003ci\u003eHomo nocturnus\u003c\/i\u003e ruled the Earth. Possessing extraordinary powers, they were the source of all manner of myths and legends. Though their numbers have been greatly reduced, they exist still--though not as purebreds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdrian Br z  is one such being. Wealthy and reclusive, he is more Shadowspawn than human. He rebelled against his own kind, choosing to live as an ordinary man, fighting against his darker nature. But Adrian's sister is determined to bring back the reign of the Shadowspawn, and now she has struck him at his weakest point by kidnapping his human lover, Ellen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo save Ellen--and perhaps all of humanity--Adrian must rejoin a battle he swore he would never fight again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ace Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451463685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.20w x 1.20d","brand":"S. M. Stirling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45078694527157,"sku":"9780451463685","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1565b498-075c-4641-b5f0-1f835550803a.jpg?v=1738681315","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-taint-in-the-blood-9780451463685","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}