{"product_id":"horde-of-the-counterwind","title":"Horde of the Counterwind: An Epic Voyage to the Upper Reaches","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrance’s defining fantasy\/science fiction odyssey of the 21st century, basis of the award-winning video game Expedition 33 and now published in English for the first time, celebrates twenty-three brave warriors of the wind\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-three adventurers—each with a unique personality and a precise duty, some trained since birth, some joining over the course of a long journey—climb endlessly against the wind that plagues their desolate homeland. Their only purpose: to make it to the Upper Reaches and identify the wind’s mysterious source. Over the course of eight hundred years, thirty-three hordes before them have tried and failed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this masterwork whose epic scope and visionary world-building are commonly compared to the universe of \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e, author Alain Damasio moves among narrators, alternating between breathtaking descriptions of the unique and bewildering world he has invented—ruled by seven types of wind, classified by their forces—and gripping, rhythmic dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorde of the Counterwind\u003c\/i\u003e has ignited the imaginations of more than a million French fans since its publication in 2004. Voted the best book of the twenty-first century by readers of \u003ci\u003eSens critique\u003c\/i\u003e and the twelfth-greatest book of all time by \u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e’s subscribers, the novel served as a major inspiration for the celebrated video game \u003ci\u003eClair Obscur: Expedition 33\u003c\/i\u003e. At last, English-speaking audiences will get the chance to shoulder their packs and join the adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"By Alain Damasio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44894814994614,"sku":"9781419792588","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/0610\/7830\/files\/9781419792588_84229ed2-f3ae-4733-bc4a-63994c20ed29.jpg?v=1774253970","url":"https:\/\/store.abramsbooks.com\/products\/horde-of-the-counterwind","provider":"Abrams Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}