{"product_id":"9780008126025_the-skull-throne-the-demon-cycle-book-4","title":"The Skull Throne (The Demon Cycle, Book 4)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the grand tradition of George R.R. Martin and Robert Jordan, Sunday Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett continues his critically acclaimed Demon Cycle with the next dramatic instalment: THE SKULL THRONE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Skull Throne of Krasia stands empty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt from the skulls of fallen generals and demon princes, it is a seat of honour and ancient, powerful magic, keeping the demon corelings at bay. From atop the throne, Ahmann Jardir was meant to conquer the known world, forging its isolated peoples into a unified army to rise up and end the demon war once and for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Arlen Bales, the Painted Man, stood against this course, challenging Jardir to a duel he could not in honour refuse. Rather than risk defeat, Arlen cast them both from a precipice, leaving the world without a saviour, and opening a struggle for succession that threatens to tear the Free Cities of Thesa apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the south, Inevera, Jardir's first wife, must find a way to keep their sons from killing one another and plunging their people into civil war as they strive for enough glory to make a claim on the throne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the north, Leesha Paper and Rojer Inn struggle to forge an alliance between the duchies of Angiers and Miln against the Krasians before it is too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught in the crossfire is the duchy of Lakton – rich and unprotected, ripe for conquest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll the while, the corelings have been growing stronger, and without Arlen and Jardir there may be none strong enough to stop them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly Renna Bales may know more about the fate of the missing men, but she, too, has disappeared…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter V. Brett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47285293940885,"sku":"9780008126025","price":11.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008126025.jpg?v=1776992322","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008126025_the-skull-throne-the-demon-cycle-book-4","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}