{"product_id":"9781338665901","title":"Last Gate of the Emperor","description":"\r\n    From Kwame Mbalia and Prince Joel David Makonnen comes an Afrofuturist adventure about a mythical Ethiopian empire. Sci-fi and fantasy combine in this epic journey to the stars.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYared Heywat lives an isolated life in Addis Prime -- a hardscrabble city with rundown tech, lots of rules, and not much to do. His worrywart Uncle Moti and bionic lioness Besa are his only family... and his only friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften in trouble for his thrill-seeking antics and smart mouth, those same qualities make Yared a star player of the underground augmented reality game, The Hunt for Kaleb's Obelisk. But when a change in the game rules prompts Yared to log in with his real name, it triggers an attack that rocks the city. In the chaos, Uncle Moti disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly, all the stories Yared's uncle told him as a young boy are coming to life, of kingdoms in the sky and city-razing monsters. And somehow Yared is at the center of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether with Besa and the Ibis -- a game rival turned reluctant ally -- Yared must search for his uncle... and answers to his place in a forgotten, galaxy-spanning war.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Kwame Mbalia, Prince Joel Makonnen","offers":[{"title":"Scholastic Inc. |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2022-06-07","offer_id":44151835754751,"sku":"9781338665901","price":11.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/BNCImageAPI_49493c6c-2cbe-4aa1-8b40-09e3a25ad235.jpg?v=1653684230","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781338665901","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}