{"product_id":"9781469111735","title":"Heartstone","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeartstone.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLegend said these unusual gems could cure any illness, but Thrylain the Great, the founder of Elinala, understood its real power and destroyed all heartstones.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr so he said.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven hundred years passed and people forgot.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a crippled prince was born in Elinala, the king ordered the death of his son. Many died trying to protect the child, and in the ensuing chaos the boy disappeared, along with a pendant from the royal treasury. Everyone believed that the child was dead and the pendant destroyed.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut they were wrong.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow grown to manhood, Derrick´s only clue to his past is his gold pendant with its unusual gem, a long-forgotten heartstone. When Derrick tries to learn his true identity, the kingdom of Elinala is forever changed as hidden crimes are exposed, ancient evils set free, and the full power of heartstone is finally unleashed.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelpful Link: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchreiber has posted some of his published articles, essays, and poems along with book group discussion questions for some of his novels at Ironwood County Books\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47164740665584,"sku":"9781469111735","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781469111735_p0.jpg?v=1763698289","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781469111735","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}