{"product_id":"9781536673210","title":"Terry Goodkind Sword of Truth Series: Books 15-16: The Third Kingdom \u0026 Severed Souls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE THIRD KINGDOM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Richard saw the point of a sword blade sticking out from between the man’s shoulder blades. He spun back toward Richard after throwing the woman out of the opening, ready to attack. It seemed impossible, but the man looked unaffected by the blade that had impaled him through the chest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was then, in the weak light from the fire pit off to the side, that Richard got his first good look at the killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree knives were buried up to their brass cross guards in the man’s chest. Only the handles were showing. Richard saw, too, the broken end of a sword blade jutting out from the center of the man’s chest. The point of that same blade stuck out from the man’s back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard recognized the knife handles. All three were the style carried by the men of the First File.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe looked from those blades that should have killed the big man, up to his face. That was when he realized the true horror of the situation, and the reason for the unbearable stench of death.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSEVERED SOULS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt a dead run, breaking through into an open area of the forest with little ground cover among maple and birch trees, they abruptly ran up on a knot of half-naked people smeared with white ash, all hunched over around something on the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey were Shun-tuk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the weak, early dawn light the Shun-tuk looked like ghosts. All had eye sockets painted with a black, greasy substance. Wide grins of teeth drawn on their faces completed the look, making them resemble skulls. Most of their heads were shaved, but some had a knot of hair remaining at the top that was tied up with strings of beads and bones to keep it standing up straight so that it resembled a fountain of hair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of the men turned from their prey to look up in surprise as Richard bounded over a boulder and leaped in at them, suddenly screaming in rage, his sword held high in both fists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn that frozen instant, Kahlan saw that the startled faces were dripping with blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Shun-tuk had knives, but they remained in their sheaths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, they used only their teeth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054935490800,"sku":"9781536673210","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781536673210_p0.jpg?v=1763745088","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781536673210","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}