{"product_id":"councilor-a-novel-in-the-grand-illusion-9781250385475","title":"Councilor: A Novel in the Grand Illusion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eL. E. Modesitt, Jr., bestselling author of Saga of Recluce and the Imager Portfolio, continues his brand new, gaslamp, political fantasy series with \u003ci\u003eCouncilor\u003c\/i\u003e the thrilling sequel to \u003ci\u003eIsolate\u003c\/i\u003e. Welcome to the Grand Illusion. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContinued poor harvests and steam-powered industrialization displace and impoverish thousands. Protests grow and gather followers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgainst this rising tide of social unrest, Steffan Dekkard, newly appointed to the Council of Sixty-Six, is the first Councilor who is an Isolate, a man invulnerable to the emotional manipulations and emotional surveillance of empaths. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis makes him dangerous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs unknown entities seek to assassinate him, Dekkard struggles to master political intrigue and infighting, while introducing radical reforms that threaten entrenched political and corporate interests. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Grand Illusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsolate\u003cbr\u003eCouncilor\u003cbr\u003eContrarian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOther Series by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.\u003cbr\u003eThe Imager Portfolio\u003cbr\u003eThe Corean Chronicles\u003cbr\u003eThe Spellsong Cycle\u003cbr\u003eThe Ghost Books\u003cbr\u003eThe Ecolitan Matter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10869812\"\u003eL. E. Modesitt\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 1.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250385475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250385474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC009130\"\u003eFantasy | Gaslamp\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eL. E. MODESITT, JR. is the author of more than seventy books--primarily science fiction and fantasy--including the long-running, bestselling series the Saga of Recluce and the Imager Portfolio, as well as a number of short stories.\u003ci\u003e Councilor\u003c\/i\u003e is the second book in his Grand Illusion series which began with \u003ci\u003eIsolate\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459802280173,"sku":"9781250385475","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_e533df65-cabc-4c14-88b4-b090c8b41ce2.jpg?v=1753649371","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/councilor-a-novel-in-the-grand-illusion-9781250385475","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}