{"product_id":"the-blade-9781945169298","title":"The Blade","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith nothing but a sword and a gritty determination to live, Woden, the son of a Germanic ex-slave from the land of the steppe, stumbles into the far reaches of the eighth-century empire of Byzantium. He quickly learns that a soldier's skills and the right blend of ruthlessness, cunning, and luck will win him women, wealth, status, and power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis quest for worldly rewards propels him through primeval forest lands, vast empty deserts, the great city of Constantinople, Saracen hordes, tribal armies, and walled cities. His skills in hand-to-hand combat and brutal military slaughter and his cunning strategizing gain the respect of his men, the favor of generals, and the adoration of the Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA faithless man among the faithful, Woden lives by the sword as others die by his sword. But is there more to life than surviving? Will Woden's desperate search for a mental edge to sustain him within the violence surpass his quest for riches?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orison Publishers, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781945169298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"John Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403492782261,"sku":"9781945169298","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0b23609b-a92f-4d7b-8be1-62c1e16bebfe.jpg?v=1774969414","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-blade-9781945169298","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}