{"product_id":"the-art-of-prophecy-by-wesley-chu-9781837840274","title":"The Art of Prophecy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this superb fantasy saga of tough, old martial-arts masters and inexperienced young heroes, Wesley Chu has given us a richly inventive page-turner that delights on every page.\u003c\/strong\u003e - Helene Wecker, author of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Golem and the Jinni\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn epic fantasy ode to martial arts and magic about what happens when a prophesied hero is not the chosen one after all, from the \u003cem\u003e#1 New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lives of Tao\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo many stories begin the same way: With a prophecy. A Chosen One. And the inevitable quest to slay a villain, save the kingdom, and fulfil a grand destiny. But this is not that kind of story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt does begin with a prophecy: A child will rise to defeat the Eternal Khan, a cruel immortal god-king, and save the kingdom. And that prophecy did anoint a hero, Jian, raised since birth in luxury and splendour, and celebrated before he has won a single battle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut that's when the story hits its first twist: The prophecy was wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat follows is a story more wondrous than any prophecy can foresee, and with many unexpected heroes: Taishi, an older woman who is the greatest grandmaster of magical martial arts in the kingdom but who thought her adventuring days were all behind her; Sali, a straitlaced warrior who learns the rules may no longer apply when the leader she pledged her life to is gone; and Qisami, a chaotic assassin who takes a little too much pleasure in the kill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd Jian himself, who has to find a way to become what he no longer believes he can be - a hero after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46705476468972,"sku":"9781837840274","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5698f53153ab293aba61bbe3b236386a.jpg?v=1754127450","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-art-of-prophecy-by-wesley-chu-9781837840274","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}