{"title":"Shami Stovall","description":"\u003cp\u003eShami Stovall crafts imaginative tales that blend rich world-building with compelling character journeys. Her work, including \u003cem\u003eOne-Fifth Dragon\u003c\/em\u003e, offers a fresh take on sci-fi and fantasy, weaving themes of identity and transformation with a lyrical touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect stories that challenge conventional boundaries, inviting them into vibrant landscapes where magic and technology intersect. Stovall’s writing is marked by emotional depth and inventive storytelling, appealing to those who enjoy thoughtful speculative fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"one-fifth-dragon-by-shami-stovall-9781668073353","title":"One-Fifth Dragon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDRAGONS, ASSASSINS, AND NINJAS!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy a Baen Fantasy and Adventure Finalist and Indie Star\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover by Dungeons and Dragons artist Todd Lockwood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey call themselves my found family, but they slaughtered my kin. Now, I will pay back the murderers in blood tenfold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir ruin is a mirror they polished themselves. They took me as a child and hammered me into a weapon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey taught me the \u003cem\u003eart of disappearing\u003c\/em\u003e: how to slip through a room like a shadow at noon, how to dress a face in lies until no one recognises the man beneath. They taught the small, hands-on cruelties: how to hide poison, how to slit a throat before the man can make a noise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMost dangerous of all... they taught me patience. They taught me to never quit until the job was completed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo let them sleep in their castles and whisper of safety. Let them keep their cleverness and secrets. I already know their sins. When darkness comes—and it will—I will be the thing beneath the floorboards, the breath on their necks, the quiet that becomes the scream. I will return what they took, multiplied by the cruelty they practised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir hands built the blade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir choices sharpened it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir blood will be the prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47745303937260,"sku":"9781668073353","price":65.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781668073353-one-fifth-dragon.jpg?v=1781498915"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/shami-stovall.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}