{"product_id":"9780553295092","title":"The Real Story","description":"Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the most acclaimed fantasy series of all time, master storyteller Stephen R. Donaldson retums with this exciting and long-awaited new series that takes us into a stunningly imagined future to tell a timeless story of adventure and the implacable conflict of good and evil within each of us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAngus Thermopyle was an ore pirate and a murderer; even the most disreputable asteroid pilots of Delta Sector stayed locked out of his way.  Those who didn't ended up in the lockup--or dead.  But when Thermopyle arrived at Mallory's Bar \u0026amp; Sleep with a gorgeous woman by his side the regulars had to take notice.  Her name was Morn Hyland, and she had been a police officer--until she met up with Thermopyle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut one person in Mallorys Bar wasn't intimidated.  Nick Succorso had his own reputation as a bold pirate and he had a sleek frigate fitted for deep space.  Everyone knew that Thermopyle and Succorso were on a collision course.  What nobody expected was how quickly it would be over--or how devastating victory would be.  It was common enough example of rivalry and revenge--or so everyone thought.  The REAL story was something entirely different.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Real Story\u003c\/i\u003e, Stephen R. Donaldson takes us to a remarkably detailed world of faster-than-light travel, politics, betrayal, and a shadowy presence just outside our view to tell the fiercest, most profound story he has ever written.","brand":"Stephen R. Donaldson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Mass market (rack) paperback","offer_id":45692508504224,"sku":"9780553295092","price":4.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_d7033a8d-452b-4315-b704-6e3912e1bf61.jpg?v=1689539651","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780553295092","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}