{"product_id":"house-of-blades-the-travelers-gate-trilogy-1","title":"House of Blades (The Traveler's Gate Trilogy, Book 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnother boy in Simon's village is the one the prophecy names. Will Wight's \u003cem\u003eHouse of Blades\u003c\/em\u003e follows the one it leaves out, who sets off to fight anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReadical Key Points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook one of The Traveler's Gate Trilogy, which the publisher describes as Wight's first published work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFast-moving fantasy adventure with a magic system drawn from otherworldly realms called Territories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover from Hidden Gnome Publishing, published April 7, 2026; 402 pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContent note: violence, including the killing of the hero's family.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnemy Travelers, who draw power from realms called Territories, kill Simon's family and carry off his friends. Simon has no gift, no weapon worth the name and no promise of surviving. He leaves home alone to find the strength to stand against the Travelers and their Overlord, and to bring his neighbors back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis hardcover suits fantasy readers who like progression, big set pieces and some humor, including readers who want Wight's style in a three-book arc rather than the twelve books of Cradle. The prophecy picked someone else. Simon goes anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWill Wight is the New York Times and #1 Kindle bestselling author of the Cradle series and the space-fantasy series \u003cem\u003eThe Last Horizon\u003c\/em\u003e. He earned an MFA in creative writing from the University of Central Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New and Readical Ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReadical™ is an independent bookstore and reading-products brand built around a simple idea: books matter most when what we learn leaves the page and enters our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApply the Page. Get Readical™.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hidden Gnome Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48026692976789,"sku":"NEW-ING-1959001663","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/5861\/3909\/files\/upload-1789784884216.jpg?v=1789784885","url":"https:\/\/readical.com\/products\/house-of-blades-the-travelers-gate-trilogy-1","provider":"Readical","version":"1.0","type":"link"}