{"product_id":"sword-defiant-the","title":"Gareth Hanrahan: Sword Defiant The [2023] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gloriously gritty adventure through Hanrahan's astonishing imagination'\u003c\/b\u003e Peter McLean, author of \u003ci\u003ePriest of Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE SWORD CARES NOT WHO IT CUTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany years ago, Sir Aelfric and his nine companions saved the world, seizing the Dark Lord's cursed weapons, along with his dread city of Necrad. That was the easy part. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, when Aelfric - keeper of the cursed sword Spellbreaker - learns of a new and terrifying threat, he seeks the nine heroes once again. But they are wandering adventurers no longer. Yesterday's eager heroes are today's weary leaders - and some have turned to the darkness, becoming monsters themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf there's one thing Aelfric knows, it's slaying monsters. Even if they used to be his friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in a world of dark myth and dangerous prophecy, \u003ci\u003eThe Sword Defiant\u003c\/i\u003e launches an epic tale of daring warriors, living weapons and bloodthirsty vengeance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Gareth Hanrahan:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hanrahan is now one of my favourite authors'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eBooknest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I will buy any novel that Gareth Hanrahan ever writes'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Fantasy Inn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hanrahan has an astonishing imagination'\u003c\/b\u003e  Peter McLean, author of Priest of Bones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Mind-blowingly stellar in every respect . . . Fantasy readers, be wise and buy this book, because there's simply nothing like it'\u003c\/b\u003e Novel Notions on \u003ci\u003eThe Gutter Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gripping tale that meshes beautifully with its fascinating, darkly inventive setting'\u003c\/b\u003e James Islington, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of What Was Los\u003c\/i\u003et on \u003ci\u003eThe Gutter Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hanrahan, Gareth","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46499465494867,"sku":"9780356516530","price":14.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/hanrahan-gareth-gareth-hanrahan-sword-defiant-the-2023-paperback-9780356516530-57886417224019.jpg?v=1727353750","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/sword-defiant-the","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}