{"id":230,"date":"2026-02-17T17:16:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/?page_id=230"},"modified":"2026-02-17T18:23:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:23:53","slug":"book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/book\/","title":{"rendered":"Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"230\" class=\"elementor elementor-230\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ca563 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41ca563\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2266c2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2266c2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-061f71c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"061f71c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c895d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c895d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58c31df elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58c31df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/M003T1481-A-Book-mockup-15May25-copy-1-2-1-e1770941315876-1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-121\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/M003T1481-A-Book-mockup-15May25-copy-1-2-1-e1770941315876-1-1.png 920w, https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/M003T1481-A-Book-mockup-15May25-copy-1-2-1-e1770941315876-1-1-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/john-gorski.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/M003T1481-A-Book-mockup-15May25-copy-1-2-1-e1770941315876-1-1-768x497.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f718b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11f718b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7400d38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7400d38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hostages: A Gathering of Pawns<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c549e82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c549e82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When peace is only a mask, every ally is a risk\u2014and every truth is a weapon.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-711b527 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"711b527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the Sovereignty of Atlar, \u201crespectful co-existence\u201d is the rule that keeps civilization from sliding back into chaos. 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