{"product_id":"the-last-bloodcarver","title":"The Last Bloodcarver","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe tantalizing romance of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThese Violent Delights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emeets the mechanical wonders of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCinder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Bloodcarver\u003c\/i\u003e , the first in a two-book debut -- with a riveting medical magic system and lush Vietnam-inspired fantasy world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eNhika is a blood carver. A cold-hearted, ruthless being who can alter human biology with just a touch. In the industrial city of Theumas, she is seen not as a healer, but a monster that kills for pleasure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eWhen Nhika is caught using her bloodcarving abilities during a sham medical appointment, she's captured by underground thugs and sold to an aristocratic family to heal the last witness of their father's murder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut as Nhika delves deeper into their investigation amidst the glitz of Theumas' wealthiest district, she begins to notice parallels between this job and her own dark past. And when she meets an alluring yet entitled physician's aide, Ven Kochin, she's forced to question the true intent behind this murder. In a society that outcasts her, Kochin seems drawn to her...though he takes every chance he gets to push her out of his opulent world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eWhen Nhika discovers that Kochin is not who he claims to be, and that there is an evil dwelling in Theumas that runs much deeper than the murder of one man, she must decide where her heart, and her allegiance, truly lie. And -- if she's willing to become the dreaded bloodcarver Theumas fears -- to save herself and the ones she's vowed to protect.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Once Upon a Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47783098712396,"sku":null,"price":9.77,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/6258\/9260\/files\/9780861547968_front.jpg?v=1709702126","url":"https:\/\/c3f8be-2.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/the-last-bloodcarver","provider":"Once Upon a Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}