{"product_id":"9781780222714","title":"The Evening of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst novel in the Dark Ages trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE EVENING OF THE WORLD is set in the period of the barbarian invasions. Its hero is a young Roman nobleman named Marcus. He undergoes extraordinary experiences as he searches for meaning and stability in a twilight world where the old gods are dead or dying, but their mysteries still attract, and the new religion is threatened by new barbarisms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcus's journeys take him over the empire, from Italy to Greece and Byzantium, to the camp of Alaric the Goth and the wastes of the northern forests, from a Christian monastery to the horde of Attila the Hun. His is a world where everything is possible and nothing solid, a world that is full of danger and mystery, of love and terror, of simple faith and abstruse philosophy, of cruelty, strange perversions, treachery and undaunted courage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Group, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176705081584,"sku":"9781780222714","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780222714_p0.jpg?v=1763711830","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780222714","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}