{"product_id":"9780990596523","title":"Fragments: Alora's Tear, Volume I","description":"There is no magic in the kingdom of Vladvir...\u003cp\u003eTucked away in a quiet valley, the community of Tolarenz offers a refuge and safe haven for its people, keeping persecution at bay. One young citizen-Askon son of Teral-is destined to lead them, but first he must leave them behind: one final mission, in service of the king.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the north, leering nightmare creatures known as the Norill gather. Their armor is bone and skin; their weapons are black and crude and cold. They strike in the night, allies to the darkness. It is to them Askon marches, his men a bulwark against the threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor there is no magic in Vladvir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Askon finds when he arrives seems impossible: smoke and fire, death and defeat, and all around a suffocating sense of dread. The Norill seek something they call \"Stone of Mountain,\" but in the half-remembered stories from Askon's childhood, it was always \"Alora's Tear,\" a gem with powers great and terrible. A gem that cannot exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnless there is magic in Vladvir...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barham Ink","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021218595056,"sku":"9780990596523","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780990596523_p0.jpg?v=1763885802","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780990596523","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}