{"product_id":"9781543900545","title":"Henchman: A Novel","description":"In the Vegas Underworld, magic is money and henchmen wield magic.  H is a mob enforcer for the highest-ranking capo in the Vegas Underworld–a city that coexists in a parallel plane with Las Vegas and where dead casinos experience a magical rebirth.  He's one of the few wielders with the natural ability to manipulate new magic, a mysterious avant-garde energy allowing him to marry techware with ancient magic.  At the start of the annual magic convention in Las Vegas, a sinister mage assassinates a wielder with the potential to represent an unknown benevolent being. The killer pins the murder on the Syndicate, the governing magical body of the Vegas Underworld.  The Syndicate belongs to a society of Chambers hailing from all over the world.  They have kept the peace among all members through contractual obligations negotiated every 75 years during a magic convention.  This uneasy alliance is threatened by the demise of the wielder.  To stave off a Chamber war, H's boss sends him on a mission to clear the Syndicate's name or an all-out war will drown the Vegas Underworld in blood.","brand":"BookBaby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180273713392,"sku":"9781543900545","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781543900545_p0.jpg?v=1763749960","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781543900545","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}