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An epic fantasy ode to martial arts and magic, about what happens when a prophesied hero is not the chosen one after all but has to work with a band of unlikely allies to save the kingdom anyway, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lives of TaoSo many stories begin the same way: With a prophecy. A chosen one. And the inevitable quest to slay a villain, save the kingdom, and fulfill a grand destiny.  But this is not that kind of story.  It does begin with a prophecy: A child will rise to defeat the Eternal Khan, a cruel immortal god-king, and save the kingdom.  And that prophecy did anoint a hero, Jian, raised since birth in luxury and splendor, and celebrated before he has won a single battle.  But that s when the story hits its first twist: The prophecy is wrong.  What follows is a story more wondrous than any prophecy could foresee, and with many unexpected heroes: Taishi, an older woman who is the greatest grandmaster of magical martial arts in the kingdom but who thought her adventuring days were all behind her; Sali, a straitlaced warrior who learns the rules may no longer apply when the leader to whom she pledged her life is gone; and Qisami, a chaotic assassin who takes a little too much pleasure in the kill. And Jian himself, who has to find a way to become what he no longer believes he can be a hero after all.

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Book category Books in German Belletristik Science Fiction, Fantasy

• Full title: The Art of Prophecy
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 532
• EAN: 9780593501047
• ISBN: 0593501047
• ID: 38707469
• Publisher: Random House Publishing
• Weight: 608 g
• Dimensions: 232 × 159 × 42 mm
• Date of publishing: 09. August 2022

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