{"product_id":"2940152979527","title":"MIchael Liddle: Search for the Bastion","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichael Liddle wants to yank the hair right out of his head!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s bad enough that he and Alowyn, the Tylani princess, are included in the Ideema prophecy. Now the Procifi are naming him the “Arribahur” — “the one who opens the bridge” to their home world. All Michael and Alowyn really know is that they are expected to find the “Gift of the Ideema,” a device that will save the worlds of the Tylani. It’s a lot of pressure for a seventh-grader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the last year alone, Michael has discovered that he’s not human, that in fact he was born more than 20,000 years ago, a child of an alien race called the Uhala, a people who along with his birth parents were annihilated by the Elhadra. This vast and ominous galactic empire has only one purpose: to conquer, destroy and enslave all who they meet. But perhaps most amazing of all is the ability given to Michael to portal anywhere in the galaxy! It’s a lot to take in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there’s more: now the Elhadra are threatening the Tylani worlds — and to Michael’s growing consternation they know about him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Michael is told that there’s another Uhala on Earth, he vows to find him or her. With the help of his mentor, Mr. Gooden — and a little bit of alien technology — they start their hunt. But Michael finds himself searching for more than the Uhala: for a strange “Bastion” which will lead him to the Procifi bridge, for a way out of terrifying dangers, and for the Ideema Gift itself. And along the way, Michael encounters enough mysterious creatures — good, bad, ugly, and sometimes downright hideous — to stretch his imagination to its limits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it’s possible that the strangest creatures of all are the ones right in front of him: girls. There’s Alowyn, with her hot-then-cold moodiness; there’s Kate Robbins, whose wish to get closer to him is both alluring and alarming; and then there’s Maddy Ellis, whose friendship raises feelings in Michael even he doesn’t understand. Throw in the fact that Michael has to keep his true identity a secret from almost everyone on Earth, and you’ve got the recipe for one very tumultuous school year.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"R. D. Blake","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47122647122160,"sku":"2940152979527","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152979527_p0.jpg?v=1764027829","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152979527","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}