{"product_id":"darien-9780718186470","title":"Darien","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): C. F. Iggulden\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover your new favourite fantasy series . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e_______________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe city of Darien lies at the heart of a dying empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Twelve families spoil for a throne soon to be made vacant - by murder or civil war. Into this fevered, hungry city come six strangers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An orphan and an old swordsman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A hunter and a pitiless killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A young thief and a cynical chancer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As the sun sinks the city will know no slumber. For long dormant passions have awoken. Fortunes will be won and lost. Lives will be staked and claimed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd a story long waiting to be told will catch fire in the telling . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e_______________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A bustling introduction to the Empire of Salt' \u003ci\u003eSciFi Now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers think . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the best fantasy novels I've read' *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I'm a huge fan of Iggulden, but this takes it to another level' *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A must-read and a very welcome addition to the genre' *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Enough machinations, conspiracies and controversies to rival Game of Thrones' *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'If you love David Gemmel, you will love this' *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e_______________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDarien\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book in the Empire of Salt, THE epic fantasy series of spellbinding imagination . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45083164147863,"sku":"9780718186470","price":630.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780718186470.webp?v=1767635474","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/darien-9780718186470","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}