{"product_id":"the-hammer-9780316038560","title":"The Hammer","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new stand-alone novel from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Company \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Folding Knife\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGignomai is the youngest brother in the current generation of met'Oc, a once-noble family exiled on an island for their role in a vaguely remembered civil war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn this island, a colony was founded seventy years ago. The plan was originally for the colonists to mine silver, but there turned out not to be any. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, an uneasy peace exists on the island, between the colonists and the met'Oc. The met'Oc are tolerated, in spite of occasional cattle stealing raids, since they alone possess the weapons considered necessary protection against the island's savages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGignomai is about to discover exactly what it is expected of him, and what it means to defy his family. He is the hammer who will provide the spark that will ignite a brutal and bloody war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orbit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316038560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2011 pg. 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2011 pg. 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/14\/2011\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"K. J. Parker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635970207900,"sku":"9780316038560","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5bab416c-7b34-4291-8149-cc3c472c07ad.jpg?v=1603841035","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-hammer-9780316038560","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}