{"product_id":"kakistocracy-9781647100827","title":"Kakistocracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eIf you do it well, lying is every bit as effective as magic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConrad Brent has no innate magic, so he bluffs a lot and uses a myriad of magical items to protect Brooklyn from monsters and arcane threats. As a member of the Watch, the group that protects the mundane humans from such dangers, he risks his life on a regular basis. Sometimes twice before lunch. Sometimes during lunch, when he dares order his food from a street cart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter regaining his position in the Watch which he'd temporarily lost due to the machinations of a variety of evil-doers, Conrad doesn't want to take any risks he doesn't have to. But now his boss is missing, there's a totalitarian new regime in City Hall oppressing all magic users, and the mayor has aligned himself with a diabolical villain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn order to save the day, Conrad must team up with a recovering necromancer to mediate a dispute between two ancient enemy factions, solve a mystery of a warded house adjacent to a cemetery, and stand with his friends against tyranny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is, if the interdimensional fae assassins don't get him first. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CAEZIK SF \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647100827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252","brand":"Alex Shvartsman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43103881920693,"sku":"9781647100827","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3d8a29fb-5f68-4fc9-95e3-91641ab3b811.jpg?v=1693281886","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/kakistocracy-9781647100827","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}