{"product_id":"heresy-alpha-paperback","title":"Heresy Alpha - 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\u003eRick Warren\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperium never ends. It transforms.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Marian Empire, a military theocracy sustained by hierarchy, doctrine, and the careful management of truth, has endured for centuries. Vast and unassailable, its history is written as scripture and its future is guarded by advanced technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut now, at the empire's edge, the old gnostic certitudes of the Gospel of Truth are in doubt, and the immemory of the Alpha Heresy is surfacing once more. Marcus, the governor of Caledon, condemns a provincial thane, and the sparks of rebellion ignite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the contested territory by the Nile, a routine hunt for smugglers uncovers a conspiracy that reaches into the empire's most sacred institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd imprisoned within the decaying halls of the Holy See, a young man holds a book that dares to remember an empire suppressed from history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs forbidden ideas spread, the Marian Imperium begins to fracture. Theology becomes politics. Memory becomes treason. As an empire that has survived two thousand years faces its final reckoning, seven souls must decide if they value truth above tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSic semper tyrannis: tyranny undoes itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeresy Alpha is a richly textured work of alternate history that blends politics, speculative theology, and military science. It will appeal to readers drawn to the erudite, atmospheric reimaginings of empire found in the works of James Islington, Ada Palmer, and Arkady Martine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 386\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49377430208651,"sku":"9781917849197","price":29.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/GAXxIs0eLJ9781917849197.webp?v=1789620648","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/heresy-alpha-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}