{"product_id":"2940014443609","title":"Alabaster City Flawed - The Memoirs of Sir George William Europea, Part One: The Awakening","description":"George William Europea’s mother died shortly after his birth, and relatives raised him at the estate of Lauralea in the Green Hills region of the Lands of Elf.  Related to Queen Veronaxy, Willie, as he was known to his great aunt and uncle, enjoyed a life of play and adventure with boyhood friend Andrew (Drew) and Drew’s younger brother Matthew (Mattie) until formal tutoring began for Willie under the careful instruction of Brother Hahl Einseling.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn his nineteenth year George William, now commonly called Will or GW, receives a royal summons to travel to the fortress of Cedora to continue his education under the supervision of an older man, Marcellus Ezelgam.  Ezelgam works for the rulers’ royal surveyor and can request private meetings with King Bolipsis and Queen Veronaxy to discuss growing internal threats to their Combined Kingdoms.  The king traces his royal heritage to rulers from the extensive agricultural interests found in the watershed and delta of the mighty River Dwarf.  The queen traces her royal heritage to the heavily forested hills, buried mineral wealth, fossil fuel deposits and growing economic and investment dominance centered at the alabaster walled city of Hilltonia in the Lands of Elf.  The marriage of the king and queen joined their respective kingdoms forming the Combined Kingdoms.  Sadly, the royal couple remains childless.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEzelgam accelerates GW’s education and his understanding of the world around him.  The aging mentor introduces the youth to the growing conflicts between the economic systems within the kingdoms.  An exodus led by Aza L. Stäbler attracts growing numbers of unemployed and disaffected workers and their families, all leaving the kingdoms’ sovereignty for freedom and individual responsibility in the wilderness south of the Valley of Cedora.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eGW meets Marietta of Whitehaven, a fourteen year old longing for adventures and challenges away from her parents’ rustic bakery enterprise.  The two grow to respect each other while conducting separate investigations into villainy against the crown. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLater joined by Brother Hahl and young Drew, GW sets out for the Wallygog tribal city of Zuza in the desert east if the Combined Kingdoms.  They survive an attack by Sepakki warriors upon their caravan and eventually find lodging with a Wallygog tribal elder named Nebachannezar, nicknamed Ned, an old friend of Ezelgam.  Challenged by their elderly host to learn to speak and read the Wallygog language, GW and Drew receive instruction from Ned’s servant, Suleiman Jetour.  GW is suddenly dispatched with Jetour to attend a secret tribal gathering far to the north of Zuza at an historic place known as Plazar Ramador.  Prevented from speaking during the trip and nursing an injury to his throat, GW watches as a charismatic tribal leader known as Samsilimiac addresses Sepakki and Wallygog tribesmen and enlists their unqualified support for his kingship over all of Wallygogland.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAfter GW returns to Zuza with Jetour, GW and his companions along with an unusual circus performer named Otto Kruger flee westward to avoid capture and resume life at the fortress of Cedora.  Other adventures follow, and happily the friendship between GW and Marietta blossoms into love and a brightening hope for their future. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTruly, Part One of Alabaster City Flawed earns its name – The Awakening – honestly as seen through the eyes of a maturing young man and prepares the way for Part Two – The Collapse.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRobert Spahr Copyright 2010.  All rights Reserved.","brand":"Europea \u0026 Jetour, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074015936752,"sku":"2940014443609","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014443609_p0.jpg?v=1763608693","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014443609","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}