{"product_id":"battle-born-lapis-lazuli-hardcover","title":"Battle Born: Lapis Lazuli - Hardcover","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\u003eMaximilian Uriarte\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe White Donkey\u003c\/i\u003e, a heartbreaking and visceral graphic novel set against the stark beauty of Afghanistan's mountain villages that examines prejudice and the military remnants of colonialism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this hotly anticipated\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003enew work from Maximilian Uriarte, creator of the popular Terminal Lance comics and \u003ci\u003eThe White Donkey\u003c\/i\u003e, tells a thrillingly cinematic (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) story of the personal cost of war and the power of human connection. \u003cbr\u003eLapis Lazuli is a rich blue semiprecious gemstone found deep in the Sar-i-sang mountains of Afghanistan's Badakhshan province. For thousands of years it has sustained the nearby mining villages, whose inhabitants lived peacefully in the mountainous landscape--until the Taliban, known in the region as the Horsemen, came to seek the riches stored deep beneath the earth. Taliban rule has turned the stone into a conflict mineral, as they steal and sell it for their own gain. \u003cbr\u003eAt the behest of the fledgling Afghan government, seeking to wrest back control of the province, United States Marines are sent into the mountains. A platoon led by their eager and naive commander, First Lieutenant Roberts, and a stoic, fierce squad leader, Sergeant King, must overcome barriers of language and culture in this remote region to win the locals' trust, and their freedom from Taliban rule. Along the way, they must also wrestle with their demons--and face unimaginably difficult choices.\u003cbr\u003eA sweeping yet intimate story about brutality, kindness, and the remnants of colonialism, \u003ci\u003eBattle Born: Lapis Lazuli \u003c\/i\u003eis an epic saga from the voice of a new generation of military veterans. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBattle Born\u003c\/i\u003e was written and illustrated by infantry Marine and Iraq veteran \u003cb\u003eMaximilian Uriarte\u003c\/b\u003e, creator of the hit comic strip \u003ci\u003eTerminal Lance\u003c\/i\u003e. Uriarte enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 2006 at the age of nineteen and served for four years. During his first deployment to Iraq in 2007 he served as an MRAP turret gunner and dismount of India Company's Jump platoon in the Zaidon region southeast of Fallujah. He deployed to Iraq again in 2009 as a billeted Combat Photographer and Combat Artist, then enrolling in California College of the Arts. He is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe White Donkey \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eTerminal Lance Ultimate Omnibus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 10 x 7.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47209105359097,"sku":"9780316448963","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dTFQMXBGZEhDL0k5MDVrZVVLQzZWQT09.webp?v=1768062321","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/battle-born-lapis-lazuli-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}