{"product_id":"beyond-the-hanging-wall-9780765334763","title":"Beyond the Hanging Wall","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike his physician father, Garth Baxtor is gifted with The Touch. By laying his hands upon a person, Garth can sense what dwells within: pain, illness, joy, or sorrow. It is through the application of The Touch that the gifted minister helps the sick of Escator by diagnosing ills and promoting healing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy decree of the royal treasury, for a period of three weeks each year, physicians of Escator - in lieu of taxes - are required to attend to the needs of the criminals who labor endlessly in the Veins, the labyrinth of mines carved deep into the earth and from which they harvest the gloam-a priceless commodity upon which the fortunes of Escator depend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is during one such period of mandatory service that Joseph Baxtor decides his son is old enough to accompany him to the Veins as his apprentice. Garth is delighted. It's a chance to escape the dull and dreary surroundings of his quiet village for the delights of the capital city of Ruen. Joseph has been ordered to attend King Cavor himself. Garth will actually meet the king in person  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs he discovers all too soon, however, the task at hand is a grim one. Descending into the mines for the first time, Garth could hardly be less prepared for what he encounters: thousands of men laboring like animals in dreadful conditions deep below the earth's surface. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eApplying his hands to the wound of one prisoner known only as Lot No. 859, Garth is stunned by what he discovers.\u003ci\u003e This man is no common criminal.\u003c\/i\u003e But then, who is he? Could it be? After all these years? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrince Maximillian?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe answer to the riddle will involve Garth in a harrowing journey out of the Veins and into the Land of Dreams as he tries to resolve the question of the identity of Lot No 859. In the process, Garth will solve a centuries-old mystery-a mystery that will pit one king against another and shake the Kingdom of Escator to its foundations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765334763\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e78477 \/ Beyond the Hanging Wall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.7 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 15\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sara Douglass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44848905158837,"sku":"9780765334763","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ceb1a346-7207-4509-a1dd-d061bc99a2a2.jpg?v=1732634210","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/beyond-the-hanging-wall-9780765334763","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}