{"product_id":"9780316123358","title":"The Heroes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe enthralling sequel to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Served Cold\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e from the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRed Country\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Blade Itself\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The battles are vivid and visceral, the action brutal, the pace headlong, and Abercrombie piles the betrayals, reversals, and plot twists one atop another to keep us guessing how it will all come out.\" -George R.R. Martin, author of Game of Thrones, on Best Served Cold\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     They say Black Dow's killed more men than winter, and clawed his way to the throne of the North up a hill of skulls. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     The King of the Union, ever a jealous neighbor, is not about to stand smiling by while he claws his way any higher. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     The orders have been given and the armies are toiling through the northern mud. Thousands of men are converging on a forgotten ring of stones, on a worthless hill, in an unimportant valley, and they've brought a lot of sharpened metal with them: The Heroes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     For glory, for victory, for staying alive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Abercrombie never glosses over a moment of the madness, passion, and horror of war, nor the tribulations that turn ordinary people into the titular heroes.\" -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLord of the Rings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e as directed by Kurosawa.\" -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Magnificent, richly entertaining.\" -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTime\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eRead the World of the First Law trilogy\u003c\/u\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBest Served Cold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46461795238129,"sku":"9780316123358","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9780316123358_p0.jpg?v=1765415379","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780316123358","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}