{"product_id":"last-gate-of-the-emperor-9781432891589","title":"Last Gate of the Emperor","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kwame Mbalia | Prince Joel Makonnen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Thorndike Striving Reader\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Thorndike Striving Reader\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Kwame Mbalia and Prince Joel David Makonnen comes an Afrofuturist adventure about a mythical Ethiopian empire. Sci-fi and fantasy combine in this epic journey to the stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYared Heywat lives an isolated life in Addis Prime -- a hardscrabble city with rundown tech, lots of rules, and not much to do. His worrywart Uncle Moti and bionic lioness Besa are his only family... \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e his only friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften in trouble for his thrill-seeking antics and smart mouth, those same qualities make Yared a star player of the underground augmented reality game, The Hunt for Kaleb's Obelisk. But when a change in the game rules prompts Yared to log in with his real name, it triggers an attack that rocks the city. In the chaos, Uncle Moti disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly, all the stories Yared's uncle told him as a young boy are coming to life, of kingdoms in the sky and city-razing monsters. And somehow \u003ci\u003eYared\u003c\/i\u003e is at the center of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether with Besa and the Ibis -- a game rival turned reluctant ally -- Yared must search for his uncle... and answers to his place in a forgotten, galaxy-spanning war.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thorndike Striving Reader","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47572855980183,"sku":"9781432891589","price":2612.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781432891589.webp?v=1774891297","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/last-gate-of-the-emperor-9781432891589","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}