{"product_id":"dance-of-shadows-paperback","title":"Dance of Shadows - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGourav Mohanty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs the Sun sets on the age of virtue, the shadows gather for a final dance...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Mathuran Republic and Magadhan Empire are locked in mortal struggle, but they are not the only pieces on the board. Over the Eastern horizon, storm clouds gather. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eRakshasan\u003c\/i\u003e Tree Cities have opened their borders for the first time in centuries, gathering kings, clerics, matriarchs and merchant lords to a \u003ci\u003eConclave of Peace...\u003c\/i\u003e all the better to carve up the future without having to worry about either Empire or Republic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter all, a season of peace is the time to plant anew the seeds of war.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in this world drenched in oil, three women emerge, each the spark that might light the fire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Pirate Queen \u003c\/b\u003ediscovers the only gold around is in the bars of her cage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Temple Courtesan's \u003c\/b\u003eheart dances for the lowborn archer she was tasked to destroy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Librarian Princess \u003c\/b\u003esteals from deathless witches and legendary thieves to save the world from an ancient plague. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs smouldering conflicts reignite, intimate betrayals unwind and ancient evils awake, our cast of spoilt heroes and lovesick princes, immortal assassins and their apprentices, deaf swordswomen and exiled snakelings will find no sun to light their path. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the Son of Darkness rises, boiling over with a wrath that all the oracles in the world cannot appease. Seeing the future is one thing, changing it is quite another...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnless it is through a \u003ci\u003eheist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGourav Mohanty \u003c\/b\u003ewas born, and currently lives, in Bhubaneswar, the City of Temples. A connoisseur of mythologies and momos, he's been certified as a nerd ever since he graduated as a gold medalist from law school. He keeps things interesting by daylighting as a lawyer, moonlighting as a stand-up comic and gaslighting as a storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 832\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.2 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46900291960971,"sku":"9781035900305","price":32.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/5hN_IScFeg9781035900305.webp?v=1778593823","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/dance-of-shadows-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}