{"product_id":"crueler-mercies-9781964721033","title":"Crueler Mercies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Vita's rage overflowed until she was prepared to drown in it, and she knew that she would never again dam this anger to please another.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter nine years as the people's beloved princess in the sun-soaked Kingdom of Carca, Vita witnesses the execution of her mother by her father's hand. Forced into exile, Vita fades into obscurity with her only friends--the crows that visit her window.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEleven years later, Vita is given a choice: marry an enemy general, granting him legitimacy to take the throne, or die as the forgotten princess. With time running out, Vita meets Soline, an intriguing lady-in-waiting who introduces her to the powerful-but-unstable magic of alchemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf Vita and Soline can learn to control it--and the undeniable spark between them--they could burn the world of men to the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bindery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781964721033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Maren Chase","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276437020853,"sku":"9781964721033","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_99707aa3-b486-4c99-852a-0352b66fa3af.jpg?v=1744123251","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/crueler-mercies-9781964721033","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}