{"product_id":"side-quest-paperback-22","title":"Side Quest - 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\u003eStephanie K. Clemens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eListen, this was \u003cem\u003esupposed\u003c\/em\u003e to be simple. Kaelin Thorn: professional assassin, expert brooder, collector of emotional scars had one mission. Kill the king. Straightforward. Efficient. The sort of thing you can check off before lunch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut somewhere between the exploding Ale Trials, the cursed inn, and the incident with the goat. (Why are there so many goats?) Kaelin accidentally acquired a travel companion: Tobias, a bright-eyed mage with a suspiciously soft heart and a tendency to monologue about feelings. A soundtrack: Brug, a non-binary orc with a lute and lyrics. Oh, and Timber-the world's most judgmental dog, who communicates entirely through eyebrow movements and existential sighs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, Dear Reader, our dear assassin finds herself knee-deep in other people's problems, which, as it turns out, are harder to stab than advertised. There will be quests. There will be chaos. There will be . . . \u003cem\u003efeelings\u003c\/em\u003e (and Kaelin's tragic attempts to avoid them).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill she save the realm? Probably, but not intentionally. She might just save herself-between side quests, snark, and the occasional dagger to the heart (metaphorical or otherwise).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSide Quest\u003c\/em\u003e is a cozy, chaotic fantasy for anyone who's ever tried to stay on mission and ended up adopting a mutt, a mage, and a moral compass instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 430\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47509724201209,"sku":"9781957508221","price":28.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/hN-5vTX3Pc9781957508221_bd251c0b-2a97-4e68-9e78-43f20ba617ca.webp?v=1773378309","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/side-quest-paperback-22","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}