{"product_id":"fates-door-paperback","title":"Fate's Door - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. M. Ney-Grimm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf she trusts her prince to the eldest Fate-the one who snips a mortal's thread short-will her beloved live or die?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNerine, a sea nymph of the ancient world, holds secrets close. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach morning in the chill before the sun's rising, Nerine and the three Fates stand beneath the mighty World Tree, gazing into the root-girdled Well of Destiny to learn the dooms they must bring to life that day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the dawn's visions show Nerine's one-time betrothed shipwrecked and drowning, all her renounced yearning for him rises anew. Yet as handmaiden to the Fates, \u003ci\u003eshe\u003c\/i\u003e must select the threads that will weave her lost love's death. Unless she subverts destiny and betrays her duty . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe key to her prince's rescue lies hidden in Nerine's past, perhaps in the underwater ruin she explored as a child, perhaps in the horror of the Keltic ritual sacrifice she witnessed on her journey across Európi, or perhaps among all her lies by omission that keep her secrets concealed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Nerine finds the way to save her beloved, she faces a dire choice. Will she speak truth to the eldest Fate and doom her drowning prince? Or will she lie more foully than ever before and lose her own soul? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFate's Door\u003c\/i\u003e is a fantasy novel for Percy Jackson fans craving a story about Poseidon's great, great granddaughter. If you enjoy deep and engaging characters, ancient mythology brought to vivid life, and can't-put-it-down adventures of the heart and psyche, then you'll love J.M. Ney-Grimm's tale of love and coming of age in a mythic Mediterranean where the gods and goddesses of old shape history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBuy \u003ci\u003eFate's Door\u003c\/i\u003e to step from lying shadow into brilliant truth today! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEXCERPT FROM FATE'S DOOR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNerine served all three norns as handmaiden. And Nerine would choose the new materials required for this day's weaving. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe would need pale peach for the baby born to a king, blood red for a battle between Sparta and Athens, gold for a hero's bright deed. And if she failed to watch the images unfolding in the Well of Destiny, she would not know the other threads to choose for the day's work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe had to know. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo Nerine watched, but her heart ached, and memories from her past overlaid the flowing images on the waters of the well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAltairos as a curly black-haired boy, laughing, his eyes crinkling in that way that only he had. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAltairos as a gangly youth, earnest and passionate, reciting poetry to her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAltairos as a young man, strong and sure, pressing a first kiss upon her willing lips. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho but she would lay out the symbols of his death? She, the handmaiden of the fates. She couldn't bear it-to lose him so.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 492\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68375612195037,"sku":"9780692583654","price":35.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/47Lwlb2jQL9780692583654.webp?v=1793562676","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/fates-door-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}