{"product_id":"the-dark-thorn-9781956000085","title":"The Dark Thorn","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Dark Thorn\u003c\/i\u003e is one exciting book. From start to finish, there are \u003cbr\u003estrong characters, dangers lurking around every corner and cliffhangers \u003cbr\u003ethat will leave you breathless. A fine tale by a talented writer.\" -- \u003cbr\u003eTerry Brooks, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sword of Shannara\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeneath the streets of Seattle, a long-forgotten war is about to be renewed...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichard\u003cbr\u003e McAllister, a spiritually destitute homeless man and Knight of the Yn \u003cbr\u003eSaith, protects one of seven portals linking his world to that of Annwn, \u003cbr\u003e where the fey Tuatha de Dannan of antiquity have been relegated by a \u003cbr\u003elong-running religious war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnknown to Richard though, powerful \u003cbr\u003eforces are aligning against him and all he stands to keep safe. In the \u003cbr\u003ewilds of a discarded world, Philip Plantagenet, son of Henry II, moves \u003cbr\u003eto claim a birthright nine centuries in the making, one that drives him \u003cbr\u003eto eliminate the Tuatha de Dannan--at any cost to both worlds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cbr\u003ethe halls of Vatican City, Cardinal Vicar Cormac Pell O'Connor schemes \u003cbr\u003eto control the Heliwr--the Unfettered Knight--one who possesses the great \u003cbr\u003epower known as the Dark Thorn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe three men are on a collision course with history--and their futures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor in the wilds of Annwn, death comes as easily as magic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaunted\u003cbr\u003e by a past he can't forget and a knightly responsibility he can't shun, \u003cbr\u003eRichard is drawn into levels of machinations--and two worlds--far darker \u003cbr\u003ethan any he has prepared for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grim Oak Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956000085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496","brand":"Shawn Speakman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52452315758773,"sku":"9781956000085","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2d511929-62b6-4d80-b11c-3910aa499d00.jpg?v=1776826704","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-dark-thorn-9781956000085","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}