{"product_id":"9781400062836","title":"The Legend of Broken","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A sprawling fantasy saga . . . Caleb Carr boldly goes where he’s never gone before.”—\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLegend meets history in this mesmerizing novel from #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Caleb Carr. Demonstrating the rich storytelling, skillful plotting, and depth of research he showcased in \u003ci\u003eThe Alienist,\u003c\/i\u003e Carr has written a wildly imaginative, genre-bending saga that redefines the boundaries of literature.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Some years ago, a remarkable manuscript long rumored to exist was discovered: The Legend of Broken. It tells of a prosperous fortress city where order reigns at the point of a sword—even as scheming factions secretly vie for control of the surrounding kingdom. Meanwhile, outside the city’s granite walls, an industrious tribe of exiles known as the Bane forages for sustenance in the wilds of Davon Wood.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e At every turn, the lives of Broken’s defenders and its would-be destroyers intertwine: Sixt Arnem, the widely respected and honorable head of the kingdom’s powerful army, grapples with his conscience and newfound responsibilities amid rumors of impending war. Lord Baster-kin, master of the Merchants’ Council, struggles to maintain the magnificence of his kingdom even as he pursues vainglorious dreams of power. And Keera, a gifted female tracker of the Bane tribe, embarks on a perilous journey to save her people, enlisting the aid of the notorious and brilliant philosopher Caliphestros. Together, they hope to exact a ruinous revenge on Broken, ushering in a day of reckoning when the mighty walls will be breached forever in a triumph of science over superstition.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Breathtakingly profound and compulsively readable, Caleb Carr’s long-awaited new book is an action-packed, multicharacter epic of a medieval clash of cultures—in which new gods collide with old, science defies all expectation, and virtue comes in many guises. Brimming with adventure and narrative invention, \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Broken \u003c\/i\u003eis an exhilarating and enthralling masterwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Broken\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“An excellent and old-fashioned entertainment . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Broken\u003c\/i\u003e seamlessly blends epic adventure with serious research and asks questions that men and women grappled with in the Dark Ages and still do today.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] colossal effort . . . a fantasy epic . . . meant as an allegory, a cautionary tale for our precarious times. To make his points, Carr has summoned a dream team of soldiers, wizards, and tiny forest folk.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Carr keeps the action hurtling along with a steady diet of gruesome murders and political betrayals. And he clearly wants modern readers to see something of their own world in the political corruption and greed that ultimately doom Broken.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048238268656,"sku":"9781400062836","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781400062836_p0.jpg?v=1763768176","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781400062836","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}