{"product_id":"9780062954053-blood-scion","title":"Blood Scion","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Equal parts soaring fantasy, heart-pounding action, and bloody social commentary, Blood Scion is a triumph of a book.” —Roseanne A. Brown, New York Times bestselling author of A Song of Wraiths and Ruin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e This is what they deserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey wanted me to be a monster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI will be the worst monster they ever created.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifteen-year-old Sloane can incinerate an enemy at will—she is a Scion, a descendant of the ancient Orisha gods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder the Lucis’ brutal rule, her identity means her death if her powers are discovered. But when she is forcibly conscripted into the Lucis army on her fifteenth birthday, Sloane sees a new opportunity: to overcome the bloody challenges of Lucis training, and destroy them from within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing one girl’s journey of magic, injustice, power, and revenge, Deborah Falaye’s debut novel, inspired by Yoruba-Nigerian mythology, is a magnetic combination of Children of Blood and Bone and An Ember in the Ashes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut to tear down a brutal empire from the inside, how much of herself will Sloane have to sacrifice?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eYoruba Mythology:\u003c\/b\u003e A rich, immersive world of ancient Orisha gods, smoldering magic, and deep-rooted traditions inspired by West-African folklore.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Deadly Tournament:\u003c\/b\u003e Forcibly drafted into the very army she despises, Sloane must survive brutal, bloody trials designed to forge her into a weapon—or break her completely.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Hero’s Revenge:\u003c\/b\u003e Fueled by the desire to avenge her people and uncover the truth about her mother’s disappearance, Sloane plots to tear the regime apart from the inside.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMorally Grey Heroine:\u003c\/b\u003e To become the monster they want is a dangerous game, but Sloane is willing to sacrifice everything, including her own humanity, to see the empire fall.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40697933561953,"sku":"9780062954053","price":8.61,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40493573_468f4784-3760-4237-9a9d-70a6420800fe.jpg?v=1774488558","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780062954053-blood-scion","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}