{"product_id":"fall-of-the-argosi-by-sebastien-de-castell-9781471410598","title":"Fall of the Argosi","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew to the ways of the Argosi, the tribe of wandering philosophers who seek to defeat evil by wit and guile, Ferius Parfax encounters a hideous plague - the Red Scream. Highly contagious, caught by the hearing of a deadly verse, it turns its victims into mindless monsters that destroy all human life they come into contact with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith the help of a deaf boy whom she has saved from two horrifying victims of the plague, she sets out to find the source of the Red Scream and overcome its terrifying power. Along the way, she is joined by another Argosi, Rosie, who purports to be so much wiser and more adept than Ferius, but who turns out to have her own dark secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePeopled with extraordinary characters and gut-wrenching drama, Ferius's story teaches her hard lessons about the limits of the Argosi's ways. Readers will delight not just in this amazing masterclass in plot pacing and narrative drive, but in the seemingly bottomless well of wit, thought, and wisdom that the story brings up and that has changed lives down the ages. It takes the reader on a journey like no other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFall of the Argosi\u003c\/em\u003e is a tale of suspense and revelation that solidifies Sebastien de Castell's reputation as a master of the fantasy genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47486059118828,"sku":"9781471410598","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/b94344fa70cc8c33be99c590933e7db0.jpg?v=1775788931","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/fall-of-the-argosi-by-sebastien-de-castell-9781471410598","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}