{"product_id":"councilor-a-novel-in-the-grand-illusion-paperback","title":"Councilor: A Novel in the Grand Illusion - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eL. E. Modesitt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.19 x 9.25 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52557096452403,"sku":"9781250385475","price":31.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bMCsEkuvgo9781250385475.webp?v=1761173551","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/councilor-a-novel-in-the-grand-illusion-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}