{"product_id":"9780975721735","title":"Argenterra: Silverlands Book 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEvery one hundred years a woman comes to Argenterra through the Crystal Tree Woods. This time two women came…\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile on a ghost tour in Castle Crioch, Sophy and her best friend and foster sister, Aria, are sucked into the world of Argenterra, where they encounter a strange Crystal Tree. Two leaves fall from it, one of which Aria catches and the other mysteriously delves into Sophy’s chest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMet by Dellbright, the prince of Valley Keep, and Oakheart, the high king’s ambassador, the girls learn they are expected. Aria has beauty and talent with the \u003cem\u003egiven,\u003c\/em\u003e the land’s native magic. She finds a home and a husband in Prince Dellbright and is revered as the legendary Gift of Crystal Tree Woods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSophy is out of place as anything made with the \u003cem\u003egiven \u003c\/em\u003emakes her ill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSophy accompanies Oakheart to the capital to find out why the crystal leaf is in her chest. A sinister force is tracking her—trying to snatch her away or kill her. Only Oakheart suspects her importance: she is the talisman that can cause great harm to the world of Argenterra if she falls into the wrong hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Silverlands Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn a land where oaths can’t be broken be careful what promises you make. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo break the binding oath is to risk the very magic of Argenterra.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVorn and the first comers fleeing death and destruction came to Argenterra through the Crystal Gate. On arrival, they made a binding oath to not kill and in return the land gave them the \u003cem\u003egiven, \u003c\/em\u003ea native magic\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e For over a thousand years they have prospered but now the ancient evil seeks Vorn’s descendants and reaches a hand into the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOaths are bound with the \u003cem\u003egiven \u003c\/em\u003eand every promise must be kept or the land’s magic will compel completion of the oath or prevent its breaking. Only a murder can sunder the binding oath. In his later years, Vorn prophesied that a time would come when the land would be \u003cem\u003eungiven. \u003c\/em\u003eThat time is near.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Donna Maree Hanson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009838792944,"sku":"9780975721735","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780975721735_p0.jpg?v=1763886730","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780975721735","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}