{"product_id":"9781935585855","title":"The Gray Maiden: Three Thousand Years in the Life of a Sword","description":"This is the story of the sword, Gray Maiden. \u003cp\u003eIt was forged with magic and mystery in the dim beginnings of time. It saw the rise of Greece, and the crowning of Alexander's fortunes. It was witness to both the majesty and the decay of Rome. It led the rush of Islam. It knew the glories and the agonies of the Old World, and the birth pangs of the New. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor generations it lay hidden in tombs or burial mounds, or hung in grim solitude upon the walls of armories. Yet, whenever men turned to war, eager hands reached for it-its shining blade bright in the van of battle-for the Gray Maiden had a secret power. The man who held it could not be killed by any other blade. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs some medieval owner scratched in the hard, gray steel: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrey Maide men hail Mee \u003cbr\u003eDeathe doth Notte fail Mee\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fireship Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040364806384,"sku":"9781935585855","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781935585855_p0.jpg?v=1763657149","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781935585855","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}