{"product_id":"2940170519378","title":"Good Guys","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA snarky, irreverent tale of secret magic in the modern world, the first solo stand-alone novel in two decades from Steven Brust, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Vlad Taltos series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonovan was shot by a cop. For jaywalking, supposedly. Actually, for arguing with a cop while black. Four of the nine shots were lethal-or would have been, if their target had been anybody else. The Foundation picked him up, brought him back, and trained him further. \"Lethal\" turns out to be a relative term when magic is involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Marci was fifteen, she levitated a paperweight and threw it at a guy she didn't like. The Foundation scooped her up for training too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hippie chick\" Susan got well into her Foundation training before they told her about the magic, but she's as powerful as Donovan and Marci now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey can teleport themselves thousands of miles, conjure shields that will stop bullets, and read information from the remnants of spells cast by others days before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey all work for the secretive Foundation . . . for minimum wage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich is okay, because the Foundation are the good guys. Aren't they?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162168246512,"sku":"2940170519378","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170519378_p0.jpg?v=1763711328","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170519378","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}