{"product_id":"9781450074926","title":"Shidai","description":"Kuu and the four sisters, the last of the Shidai try and find their place in a world that  has turned their back on them. Kuu, heir to the throne of the lands of the West, must  war within to decide to follow the enigmatic sisters or his father’s plan to place him on  the throne of the Emperor. Seiryu, youngest twin of the four sisters, fighting to break  through the walls she built about herself must decide between love and family. Suzaku,  oldest twin of the four sisters, struggles to keep her innocence in a changing world.  Byakko, second oldest of the sisters, struggles to keep her family together while longing  to find herself. Genbu, the eldest of the sisters, struggles to understand her place in the  world and find happiness in her role as the family’s head. Chaos threatens the balance  of the world, seeking to destroy the sisters and any that are assisting them in their quest.  Torn from a loving family by the threats of war, the whispers of destruction, the Shidai  sisters are hurled into the unforgiving, unfamiliar world where they are both revered and  reviled. Traveling to keep the hounds of the Generals from discovering their location, the  sisters find comfort within each other. Finding themselves trapped, captured, they must  find each other and decide whether or not to fight for a world of people who offered  them nothing but a cold shoulder. Ghosts of memories of the past haunt them, mysteries  of the people of the world intrigue them, voices in their head confuse them between a  world long past and a hint of a future yet to be.  ","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48535699030257,"sku":"9781450074926","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781450074926_p0.jpg?v=1786370670","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781450074926","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}