{"product_id":"the-tethered-mage-9780316466875-b","title":"The Tethered Mage","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Melissa Caruso\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Orbit\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Orbit\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Fantasy - Epic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mage with coveted magic and the scion of a powerful family are magically bound together in service to the Empire in the first book of a spellbinding fantasy trilogy from David Gemmell Award-nominated author Melissa Caruso. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMagic is scarce in the Raverran Empire, and those born with such powers are strictly controlled -- taken as children and conscripted into the Falcon army, to be used as weapons in times of war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZaira has lived her life on the streets to avoid this fate, hiding her mage mark and thieving to survive. But hers is a rare and dangerous magic, one that threatens the entire Empire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLady Amalia Cornaro was never meant to be a Falconer. Heiress and scholar, she was born into a treacherous world of political machinations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut fate has bound the heir and the mage. And as war looms on the horizon, a single spark could turn their city into a pyre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Swords and Fire: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Charming, intelligent, fast-moving, beautifully atmospheric, with a heroine and other characters whom I really liked as people. I couldn't put it down.\"―Genevieve Cogman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Library\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Breathtaking... Worth every moment and every page, and should make anyone paying attention excited about what Caruso will write next.\"―\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A riveting read, with delicious intrigue, captivating characters, and a brilliant magic system. I loved it from start to finish!\"―Sarah Beth Durst, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSwords and Fire\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tethered Mage \u003cbr\u003eThe Defiant Heir \u003cbr\u003eThe Unbound Empire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more from Melissa Caruso, check out: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRooks and Ruin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Obsidian Tower\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Orbit","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45017912770711,"sku":"9780316466875","price":1493.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780316466875.webp?v=1769201831","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-tethered-mage-9780316466875-b","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}