{"product_id":"darien-9780718186470","title":"Darien","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover your new favourite fantasy series the epic and spellbinding first instalment in \u003ci\u003eEmpire of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''One of the best fantasy novels I''ve read'' \u003c\/b\u003e5***** READER REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe city of Darien lies at the heart of a dying empire.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwelve families race for a throne soon to be made vacant - by murder or civil war. Into this fevered, hungry city come six strangers:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn orphan and an old swordsman.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA hunter and a pitiless killer.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA young thief and a cynical chancer.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the sun sinks the city will know no slumber. For long dormant passions have awoken. Fortunes will be won and lost. Lives will be staked and claimed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd a story long waiting to be told will catch fire in the telling . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eReaders are captivated by EMPIRE OF SALT:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Enough machinations, conspiracies and controversies to rival \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e 5*****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA master storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIggulden is in a class of his own\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mirror *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of our finest historical novelists\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Express *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736143540567,"sku":"9780718186470","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780718186470.jpg?v=1723810526","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/darien-9780718186470","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}