{"product_id":"the-story-of-saiunkoku-volume-7-9781421541808","title":"The Story of Saiunkoku, Volume 7","description":"\u003cb\u003eA period fantasy in which a palace consort must guide a feckless emporer to assume the throne.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShurei Hong, destitute but of noble birth, has always dreamed of working as a civil servant in the imperial court of Saiunkoku, but women are barred from holding office. The emperor Ryuki, however, refuses to take command, leaving everything to his advisors. Shurei is asked to become a consort to the emperor to persuade the ne'er-do-well ruler to govern. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough Shurei and Eigetsu passed the Imperial Exam with high marks, they are being bullied as they go about their duties as new civil servants in the palace. But it seems the pair may have found an unlikely ally...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viz Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421541808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.46h x 5.08w x 0.55d","brand":"Sai Yukino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43040247414965,"sku":"9781421541808","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3470fa2e-3941-4705-ac15-7378dbc7f36c.jpg?v=1689087806","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-story-of-saiunkoku-volume-7-9781421541808","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}