{"product_id":"2940152575668","title":"Vacillian (The Illuminariad, Book One)","description":"\u003cp\u003eVACILLIAN is the opening installment of the Illuminariad, an epic fantasy series that chronicles the rise of King Nical of Estneva and his campaign to conquer all of Messano, a world devastated by a long-ago plague that left most people incapable of \"fellow feeling\" but also spawned different mutants with unusual powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoCharismatic Rassitans, who live forever by draining life from those who love them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoMoody Binarians, able to fly when elated but prone to a hopeless gloom that breeds despair around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoHaughty Orsalins, living in convents where they strive to shed their bodies and ascend to a superior spiritual realm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoFeared and hated Vacillians, who shift back and forth between genders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, the secret order of Promultans has been working to heal the world. As itinerant bards, they carry inspirational tales of the glorious past from kingdom to kingdom; in secret, they cure suffering by absorbing it into themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs King Nical's despotic ambitions grow and his mute brother Tavi revives the lost art of sword making, the Promultan mission appears doomed to failure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Illuminariad is an epic battle between dark tyranny and the forces of enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joseph Burgo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069808165104,"sku":"2940152575668","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152575668_p0.jpg?v=1764023996","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152575668","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}