{"product_id":"assassins-of-the-lost-kingdom-paperback","title":"Assassins of the Lost Kingdom - 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\u003eE. J. Blaine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA deadly toxin. A tenacious foe.\u003cbr\u003eA secret valley in the eye of the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJuly, 1926 finds ace pilot Jack McGraw and scientist Dorothy \"Doc\" Starr, hot on the trail of evil agents murdering prominent captains of industry-a trail that leads them to face an old enemy they thought vanquished. With the backing of Thomas Edison's A.E.G.I.S. foundation, Jack and Doc use their light reconnaissance airship \u003ci\u003eDaedalus \u003c\/i\u003eto travel to the Himalayas, where a deeper mystery unfolds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether with their crewmates, suave English radioman Edward \"Duke\" Willis, curmudgeonly Bronx mechanic Carl \"Rivets\" Holloway and laconic Cherokee sharpshooter Charlie \"Deadeye\" Dalton, they delve into local customs and ancient lore surrounding the \"Eye of the World\", a hidden kingdom in the heart of the mountains known as Shambala, where the only antidote to the world's deadliest poison still grows wild. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on the \u003ci\u003eAirship Daedalus\u003c\/i\u003e retro pulp comic strip by Todd Downing and Brian Beardsley, \u003ci\u003eAssassins of the Lost Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e is the first novel from author E.J. Blaine, who brings the fun and excitement of classic adventure stories to the fore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMobsters, mad science, secret societies, occult threats, and lost worlds meet globe-trotting, sky-high aerial adventure and two-fisted heroism, like the pulp novels of old! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAirship Daedalus: Assassins of the Lost Kingdom \u003c\/i\u003e has everything you'd hope for in a pulp adventure. Crafted in the mold of its predecessors from the 1920s, the book has a bit of everything. Adventure, intrigue, danger-and most of all, atmosphere. I'd recommend it to fans looking for hints of late-era steampunk, 1920s pulp adventures, Indiana Jones, or a fun, fast adventure.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Jeffrey Cook, author of the \u003ci\u003eDawn of Steam\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50361441681645,"sku":"9780998198903","price":20.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/gJH_PmCTAc9780998198903.webp?v=1785388388","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/assassins-of-the-lost-kingdom-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}