{"product_id":"the-omens-of-war-a-literary-speculative-fantasy-paperback","title":"The Omens of War: A Literary Speculative Fantasy - 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\u003eLivia J. Elliot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA philosophical fantasy of Thucydidean politics, eldritch intellects, and psychological horror woven into fractured timelines.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe peace between Firard and Sestel teeters on the edge of collapse.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the fortress of Egon Hold, strategist Dante Praeto becomes the unwilling host of the War Games: a simulated battle fundamental to rising in the ranks of Firard's Legions. As the contestants march towards the ravine shared with their enemy nation, a landslide swallows the soldiers within.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross that ravine, Lady Calya Seve guards the Sestelii frontier, aware the War Games will provoke a diplomatic upheaval. She deals in treaties and political alliances, but little does she know the next threat isn't coming through the border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnbeknownst to them, both are pieces in a larger scheme: a game played by eldritch beings for whom entire nations are little more than tools, and humans mere pawns. For in the end, the alchemists of The Orders will unleash chaos in their eternal pursuit of arcane knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe omens of war will be heard by all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePsychologically intense, and written for readers who read to solve. For those who dare.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 538\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.33 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009044332683,"sku":"9781763543881","price":38.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/ITKi66MyZH9781763543881.webp?v=1779094214","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-omens-of-war-a-literary-speculative-fantasy-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}