{"product_id":"9780063085930","title":"Where Peace Is Lost: A Novel","description":"Author: Valerie Valdes\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780063085930\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Jan 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA brand-new space fantasy novel from master world-builder Valerie Valdes! A refugee with a secret, a dangerous foe, and a road trip that could either save a planet or start a war. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere peace is lost, may we find it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive years ago, Kelana Gardavros lost everything in the war against the Pale empire. Now Kel Garda is just another refugee living on the edge of an isolated star system. No one knows she was once a member of an Order whose military arm was disbanded and scattered across the galaxy. And no one knows that if her enemies found her, they might destroy the entire world to get rid of her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere peace is broken, may we mend it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKel’s past intrudes in the form of a long-dormant Pale war machine, suddenly reactivated. If the massive automaton isn’t stopped, at best it will carve a swath of devastation that displaces thousands of people. At worst, it will kill every sentient creature on the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere we go, may peace follow.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen two strangers offer to deactivate the machine for a price, Kel and a young friend agree to serve as their guides. The journey through swamps infested with predators and bandits is bad enough, but can they survive more nefarious dangers along the way And will Kel’s fear of revealing her secrets doom the very people she’s trying to protect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere we fall, may peace rise.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46562099560606,"sku":"HPC-9780063085930","price":36.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780063085930.jpg?v=1772078481","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780063085930","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}