{"product_id":"ascension-paperback-16","title":"Ascension - 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\u003eJay S. Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a child, they tell you monsters aren't real-and that you shouldn't be afraid of the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As a teenager, Marek Tomlinson learned the hard way that it was all bullshit-Monsters \u003cem\u003eare\u003c\/em\u003e real. And they love the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Now a New York City detective, Marek thought his worst days were behind him-until a string of brutal murders leaves him questioning everything. The evidence defies logic. The bodies are unrecognizable. And the deeper he digs, the more something inside him begins to stir-something ancient, volatile, and not entirely human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Enter Agent Kaycee Gordon: fearless, brilliant, and assigned by the FBI's secretive Special Crimes Unit to take over the case. She's seen things most people couldn't handle. But Marek isn't like most people. And when they're forced to work together, sparks fly-in and out of combat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As they unravel the truth, Marek and Kaycee uncover an ancient conflict being waged in secret- between violent realms determined to conquer Earth, and Wardens sworn to stop them. With the barrier between worlds failing and supernatural creatures slipping through, Marek must confront the truth about who he is-and what he's becoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He didn't ask for this. He never wanted to be special. But the conflict is building towards all-out war, and Marek may be the only one who can stop it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for fans of Ilona Andrews, Sarah J Maas, and Jim Butcher, the first book in \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Wardens of the Rift\u003c\/em\u003e series delivers epic battles, slow-burn romance, and a gritty, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e supernatural world on the brink of collapse.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 440\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47268219945209,"sku":"9798999178916","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ZLiK-5N-x9798999178916.webp?v=1768880113","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ascension-paperback-16","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}