{"product_id":"the-court-of-shadows-9781662505706","title":"The Court of Shadows","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fiery heroine seeks vengeance against a royal court of deadly vampires in this epic alternate history set in lavish Versailles.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLouis XIV transformed from the Sun King into the King of Shadows when he embraced immortality and became the world's first vampire. For the last three centuries, he has been ruling the kingdom from the decadent Court of Shadows in Versailles, demanding the blood of his subjects to sate his nobles' thirst and maintain their loyalty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the heart of rural France, commoner Jeanne Froidelac witnesses the king's soldiers murder her family and learns of her parents' role in a brewing rebellion involving the forbidden secrets of alchemy. To seek her revenge, Jeanne disguises herself as an aristocrat and enrolls in a prestigious school for aspiring courtiers. She soon finds herself at the doors of the palace of Versailles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Jeanne, of course, is no aristocrat. She dreams not of court but of blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blood of a king.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon Crossing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662505706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 382","brand":"Victor Dixen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43059875774645,"sku":"9781662505706","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_19335a30-c6e9-4435-a764-dde85533b730.jpg?v=1690299995","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-court-of-shadows-9781662505706","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}