{"product_id":"the-redemption-of-jarek-9781067924423","title":"The Redemption of Jarek","description":"\u003cp\u003eBut this day... Jarek knows of none in his life yet worse than this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch of Jarek's youth revolved around making him fit for the throne, but one terrible day in adulthood finds him defeated, humiliated, and banned from the capital. He may only return upon complete surrender. Once home, he faces a trial by his commanders, though they are also fugitives by decree. Their land is a former province cut off from royal support, only kept free by the number of soldiers loyal to Jarek; but he swore to uphold the terms of his defeat, never to attack the capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs every illusion Jarek lived under is falling apart, he receives a visitor who tells him how people have suffered under his oblivious leadership. He faces a choice: drink himself to death while everything falls apart or change his land for the better. The latter might be impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as he makes his choice, strangers arrive from a part of the world unknown to him, seeking a free and peaceful life, warning of a tyrant who pursues them. The story of their homeland is also told.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is Jarek willing to do? And will anything ever be enough?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dylan Madeley, Independent Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781067924423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Dylan Madeley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52934318981301,"sku":"9781067924423","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-redemption-of-jarek-9781067924423","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}