{"product_id":"by-darkness-hid-by-jill-williamson","title":"By Darkness Hid by Jill Williamson","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 1 of Blood of Kings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic;\"\u003eSum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emary: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol-table-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDarkness divides the land.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHalf of Er'Rets is locked beneath an impenetrable shroud. On the side that still sees the sun, two young people struggle to understand the mind-communication abilities thrust upon them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's called bloodvoicing. Some say it's a gift. One of the newly \"gifted\" wish it had never come.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAchan had been a slave all his life. Worse than a slave—a stray. He is consigned to the kitchens of a lord and forced to swallow a foul potion every day. When an enigmatic knight offers to train Achan for the Kingsguard, he readily accepts. But his new skills with the sword do not prepare him for the battle raging between the voices in his head.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVrell Sparrow is not who she seems. She masquerades as a boy to avoid capture by the powerful forces that seek to exploit her. But Vrell feels called to help a young squire who recently discovered his bloodvoicing gift, even if doing so requires her to work with those who could destroy her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile Achan learns to use his new ability, Vrell struggles to shut hers down. All the voices strive to learn Achan and Vrell's true identities—and a different kind of voice is calling them both.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToward a destination that is by darkness hid.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol-table-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpening Lines:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAchan stumbled through the darkness toward the barn. The morning cold sent shivers through his threadbare orange tunic. He clutched a wooden milking pail at his side and held a flickering torch in front to light his way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe wove between dark cottages in the outer bailey of the castle, mindful to keep his torch clear of the thatched roofs. most of the residents of Sitna still slept. Only a few of the twenty-some peasants, slaves, and strays serving Lord nathak and Prince Gidon stirred at this hour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imagination Investigation Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46824855503074,"sku":null,"price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/8348\/5410\/files\/FantasyByDarknessHid-Williamson.png?v=1757126273","url":"https:\/\/yvbmmp-18.myshopify.com\/products\/by-darkness-hid-by-jill-williamson","provider":"Imagination Investigation Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}