{"product_id":"9780345508843","title":"The Red Wolf Conspiracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlready a publishing sensation in England, \u003ci\u003eThe Red Wolf Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e marks the debut  of a remarkably gifted young writer. Robert V. S. Redick has been compared to Philip  Pullman, George R. R. Martin, and China Miéville, among others, and like them he  is a spellbinding storyteller, unafraid to sail his imagination into uncharted waters.  With \u003ci\u003eThe Red Wolf Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e he launches the first book of a trilogy destined to  take its place among the classics of epic fantasy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Imperial Merchant Ship Chathrand  is the last of her kind. Six hundred years old, the secrets of her construction long  forgotten, the massive vessel dwarfs every other sailing craft in the world. It is  a palace with sails, a floating outpost of the Empire of Arqual. And it is on its  most vital mission yet: to deliver a young woman whose marriage will seal the peace  between Arqual and its mortal enemy, the secretive Mzithrin Empire. But the young  woman in question-Thasha, the daughter of the Arquali ambassador-has no intention  of going meekly to the altar. For the ship's true mission is not peace but war-a  war that threatens to unleash an ancient, all-consuming evil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the dark conspiracy  at the heart of the voyage unfurls, Pazel Pathkendle, a lowly tarboy with an uncanny  gift, will find himself in an unlikely alliance with Thasha and her protectors: Hercól,  a valet who is more than he appears; Dri, the queen of a race of tiny stowaways who  have their own plans for the great ship; and Ramachni, a powerful sorcerer from another  world. Arrayed against them are the Chathrand's brutal captain, Nilus Rose; the Emperor's  spymaster and chief assassin, Sandor Ott; and the enigmatic Dr. Chadfallow, a longtime  friend to Pazel's family whose kind words may hide a vicious betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the Chathrand  navigates treacherous waters to complete its mission, Pazel, Thasha, and their allies-including  a singularly heroic rat-must also navigate a treacherous web of intrigue to uncover  the secret of the legendary Red Wolf.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Red Wolf Conspiracy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“What can I say about a book as exciting and fresh as \u003ci\u003eThe Red Wolf Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e? I can't remember when I've been so enthralled. Maybe when I first read Philip Pullman. This is one terrific read.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Terry Brooks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Wonderfully inventive—Robert Redick is an extraordinary talent.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Karen Miller, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Innocent Mage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert V. S. Redick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Mass market (rack) paperback","offer_id":46137605488800,"sku":"9780345508843","price":5.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_2f26922b-d4fb-48c2-ae61-4828b142d4cc.jpg?v=1732214867","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780345508843","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}