{"product_id":"the-coward-by-stephen-aryan-9780857668882","title":"The Coward","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho will slay the evil in the Frozen North, saving all from death and destruction? Not Kell Kressia, he's done his part...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKell Kressia is a legend, a celebrity, a hero. Aged just seventeen, he set out on an epic quest with a band of wizened fighters to slay the Ice Lich and save the world, but only he returned victorious. The Lich was dead, the ice receded, and the Five Kingdoms were safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTen years have passed, and Kell lives a quiet farmer's life, while stories about his heroism are told in every tavern across the length and breadth of the land. But now a new terror has arisen in the north. Beyond the frozen circle, north of the Frostrunner clans, something has taken up residence in the Lich's abandoned castle. And the ice is beginning to creep south once more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the second time, Kell is called upon to take up his famous sword, Slayer, and battle the forces of darkness. But he has a terrible secret that nobody knows. He's not a hero - he was just lucky. Everyone puts their faith in Kell the Legend, but he's a coward who has no intention of risking his life for anyone...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Coward\u003c\/em\u003e by Stephen Aryan explores the façade of heroism and one man's struggle to confront his own fears while the world demands he be the saviour they believe him to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46632202469612,"sku":"9780857668882","price":51.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9614353482493.jpg?v=1751993079","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-coward-by-stephen-aryan-9780857668882","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}