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The art of prophecy
First Title Value for Searching:
The art of prophecy
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
532 pages : map ; 25 cm.
Series:
War arts saga ; 1
Summary:
"So many stories begin the same way: With a prophecy. A chosen one. And the inevitable quest to slay a villain, save the kingdom, and fulfill a grand destiny. But this is not that kind of story. It 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 splendor, and celebrated before he has won a single battle. But that's when the story hits its first twist: The prophecy is wrong. What follows is a story more wondrous than any prophecy could 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 to whom she pledged her life is gone; and Qisami, a chaotic assassin who takes a little too much pleasure in the kill. And Jian himself, who has to find a way to become what he no longer believes he can be--a hero after all." --book jacket.
Publication Info:
New York : Del Rey, [2022]
Subject:
Prophecies -- Fiction.
Magic -- Fiction
Heroes -- Fiction.
Antiheroes -- Fiction.
Martial artists -- Fiction.
Quests (Expeditions) -- Fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Martial arts fiction.
Predictions
Heroism
Anti-heroes
Aikidoists
Judo participants
Judoists
Judoka
Karateists
Karateka
SAILS ISBN:
9780593237632