{"product_id":"aegis-cup-ii-ghosts-goats-and-grander-things-9798199744584","title":"Aegis Cup II: Ghosts, Goats, and Grander Things","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John Ashley Stehl\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science Fiction - Action \u0026amp; Adventure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Aegis Cup is back. Twice as big. Twice as bloody. And this time, the whole world is watching.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKai Tanaka, the young captain who once chose mercy over a million-dollar trophy, returns to defend his title. But the Bass Strait holds more than marlin and glory. An encrypted drive-Viktor Gregorovich's last testament-points to a hidden research facility, a weapon that can herd sharks and cripple ships, and a network of buyers willing to kill for it. When a haunted fisherman named Dane Kovic surfaces with Viktor's secrets, Kai is thrust into a conspiracy that reaches from Thorne's penthouse to the darkest canyon in the Southern Ocean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Jordan and Tiger Woods are along for the ride, but this isn't a publicity stunt.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the fleet assembles off the coast of Australia, the tournament becomes a stage for something far darker. A ghost from Thorne's past sends cryptic texts signed \"E.\" And a creature-half myth, half nightmare-rises from the deep, driven by a mother's hunger and a memory that refuses to die. When the final day arrives and the cameras go live, Kai must decide: win the trophy, or expose the truth before the water claims everyone he loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ocean doesn't care about your feelings. But sometimes, it lets you stay.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked with high-stakes fishing action, dark humor, and a conspiracy that spans decades, \u003ci\u003eAegis Cup 2\u003c\/i\u003e is a thriller about loyalty, redemption, and the ancient bargain between the hunter and the sea. For fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Old Man and the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e by way of \u003ci\u003eRiver Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e - with a splash of HST Gonzo.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47968413909143,"sku":"9798199744584","price":935.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798199744584.webp?v=1782917890","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/aegis-cup-ii-ghosts-goats-and-grander-things-9798199744584","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}