{"product_id":"2940016332680","title":"Shades of Chaos : Inner Shadows","description":"This is a story about how a middle-age man finds out that life is not over and being special is both exciting and a heavy burden. It is about the difference between good, evil, justice and vengeance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is really only the beginning. I am fairly embarrassed that it is only 53 e-pages. Since I have to put $.99 I will add the following from the book:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***************\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJacob was dreaming. He knew he was dreaming and yet there was another quality to the dream. Most times he would get to this stage and immediately wake up. This time he did not feel the need to. \u003cbr\u003eHe was sitting cross legged in the middle of a room with twenty three sides. He was not sure how he knew that but he did. The walls and floor were made out of a black material he thought might be stone, but looked in places like marble. The black was the black of deepest space. The white was almost painful to look at. \u003cbr\u003eHe was wearing thin cotton ‘poofy” pants that were tucked into boots that were almost like pirate boots that went to mid calf, a tank top tucked into the pants and over that a tunic\/jacket like a Karate Gi. A long leather belt was around his waist twice and rather than a buckle it had a ring to loop the end through. On the belt to his right was a long dagger. One side of the hilt was the black stone like the walls and the other side of the hilt was white like in the marbled stone. \u003cbr\u003eThere was a sound. It could have been there the whole time but he just noticed it now. He stood and the walls seemed to melt away. The floor was still there and still ten feet from him in the center to the edge. Beyond that was mist or smoke or something that seemed to act like both. There was a light everywhere. It was like moonlight but there seemed to be no source. \u003cbr\u003eThe sound was clearer. It was the padding of a large animal. Somewhere close in the Mists an animal was stalking him. Or stalking around him more accurately. \u003cbr\u003e“I am Jacob and these are my Shadows. Show yourself!”, Jacob said in a clear deep voice. Part of him was amazed at how calm he was and was confused and afraid of being lost. Another part of him knew exactly what was going on and could not understand fear. Here in this dream that was not a dream they seemed to balance each other out somehow.\u003cbr\u003eSlowly out of the Mists came a Wolf. A huge wolf, at least five foot at its shoulder. Its fur was the same black and white mix like the Marble; Black and White to make a shimmering effect. The Wolf’s eyes were all back but seemed to have that cold glow to them.\u003cbr\u003e“You have called Lord. We have come. It has been a long time since we have been called. Long even for us.”, a cool male voice slid into his mind like a cold creek.\u003cbr\u003e“I do not recall calling you. What is your purpose?”, Jacob thought back to the Wolf with as much confidence as he could.\u003cbr\u003eThe Wolf cocked his head. “You are ignorant of too many things and not Trained. Your mind is barely shielded to be in the Shadow Lands. As promised at the Bargaining, the Pack will guard your Blood from our place in the Shadow Lands. Do not return until you have been Trained.”, replied the Wolf with a mental voice dripping with disdain.\u003cbr\u003e“I do not understand. This is not a dream?”, protested Jacob.\u003cbr\u003e“Demons already approach. If you come back to the Shadowlands unprepared next time we will not be able to protect you for long. Now back you go, Untrained Lord.”\u003cbr\u003eJacob was dizzy and stumbled back. He found himself in the middle of the Room and was folding his legs underneath him without thought. Once again sitting crossed legged the walls were there. He felt himself falling back. Yes. This is what usually happened when he got to this dream that was no dream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e********************","brand":"The Broken Harp Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074511519984,"sku":"2940016332680","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016332680_p0.jpg?v=1763634074","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016332680","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}