{"product_id":"a-taint-in-the-blood-paperback","title":"A Taint in the Blood - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eS. M. Stirling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom S. M. Stirling, the \"master of speculative fiction\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) and the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Novels of the Change, comes a new vision, as a man battles the dark forces of the world--including those in his own blood... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eAeons ago, \u003ci\u003eHomo nocturnus\u003c\/i\u003e ruled the Earth. Possessing extraordinary powers, they were the source of all manner of myths and legends. Though their numbers have been greatly reduced, they exist still--though not as purebreds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdrian Br z  is one such being. Wealthy and reclusive, he is more Shadowspawn than human. He rebelled against his own kind, choosing to live as an ordinary man, fighting against his darker nature. But Adrian's sister is determined to bring back the reign of the Shadowspawn, and now she has struck him at his weakest point by kidnapping his human lover, Ellen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo save Ellen--and perhaps all of humanity--Adrian must rejoin a battle he swore he would never fight again.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eS. M. Stirling\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Time\u003c\/i\u003es bestselling author of many science fiction and fantasy novels, including the Novels of the Change (including\u003ci\u003e Prince of Outcasts, The Desert and the Blade, The Golden Princess, The Given Sacrifice, Lord of Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e) and the Shadowspawn series (\u003ci\u003eA Taint in the Blood, The Council of Shadows, Shadows of Falling Night\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.4 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47262318723321,"sku":"9780451463685","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/nOQZZtOOFc9780451463685.webp?v=1768807881","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-taint-in-the-blood-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}