{"title":"About Legends of the Guardian King","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da8044;\"\u003eSummary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003eA priest novitiate is sold into slavery where he is forced to become a gladiator.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da8044;\"\u003eStats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eAdult high fantasy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries length:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eFour books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eViolence: \u003c\/strong\u003eModerately high fantasy violence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagic\/Supernatural:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eModerately high, but clearly delineated\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRomance\/Sex:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderately high, including references to sex outside of marriage (and the repercussions thereof).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristian\/spiritual element:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eStrong allegorical\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommendation: \u003c\/strong\u003eExcellent for fans of hardcore fantasy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou might like this book if you liked...\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBrandon Sanderson or \u003cem\u003eLord of the Rings.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"arena-by-karen-hancock","title":"Arena by Karen Hancock","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStand-alone novel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA journey she did not choose will change her life forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTransported surreptitiously to a terrifying alien world, with limited resources and only a few cryptic words to guide her, Callie Hayes finds herself engulfed in a perilous battle for freedom – for her very life. 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If he is to succeed, Abramm must come to terms with his own limitations--and the sufficiency of the one who controls his destiny.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpening Lines:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis senses keyed as tightly as if he'd just stepped back into a Esurhite arena, Abramm Kalladorne stood on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWanderer's \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003equarterdeck with his two liegemen, nervously scanning the leaden waters of Kalladorne Bay. As the white cliffs guarding the bay's mouth slid silently astern, he wondered if the other men's stomachs had just done the same little twist his own had. 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