{"product_id":"9780451463890","title":"Under Heaven - Kay, Guy Gavriel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eUnder Heaven\u003c\/u\u003e by Kay, Guy Gavriel\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Penguin Publishing Group, 2011\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author Guy Gavriel Kay evokes the dazzling Tang Dynasty of 8th-century China in an masterful story of honor and power.\n\n\n\n\u003c\/b\u003eIt begins simply. Shen Tai, son of an illustrious general serving the Emperor of Kitai, has spent two years honoring the memory of his late father by burying the bones of the dead from both armies at the site of one of his father's last great battles. In recognition of his labors and his filial piety, an unlikely source has sent him a dangerous gift: 250 Sardian horses. \n\n\n\n You give a man one of the famed Sardian horses to reward him greatly. You give him four or five to exalt him above his fellows, propel him towards rank, and earn him jealousy, possibly mortal jealousy. Two hundred and fifty is an unthinkable gift, a gift to overwhelm an emperor. \n\n\n\n Wisely, the gift comes with the stipulation that Tai must claim the horses in person. Otherwise he would probably be dead already...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group, 2011","offers":[{"title":"Under Heaven \/ Good","offer_id":55759287550244,"sku":"9780451463890GD","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_15aec8eb-8b6d-4bdb-bec5-1a9450de634f.jpg?v=1784394104","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780451463890","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}