{"product_id":"a-kingdom-of-shadows-9780593601457","title":"A Kingdom of Shadows","description":"\u003cb\u003eA band of misfits seek to fight the darkness that's slowly overcoming their kingdom--the start of a grand adventure series in the tradition of The Chronicles of Narnia and the Wingfeather Saga. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An incredible adventure that is more than a mere quest.\"--John Hendrix, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mythmakers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEver since the Great Betrayal, the light in Wildfel has been dying. The sunshine is dimmer, it takes more firewood to brighten a room, and the shadows grow stronger by the day. Twelve-year-old orphan Finn survives in this world by being a thief. When he, his best friend Adrion, and younger sister Lydia meet a mysterious stranger who claims to know of a Lake of Light, they set off on an adventure to places where the mist can steal a precious memory, starlight gathers in waterfalls, and spiders spin shimmering webs of glass as deadly as they are dazzling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut there are secrets hiding in the shadows that could change Finn's understanding of everything he knows--and finding the Lake of Light could alter not only the course of his life but the very kingdom itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Bain Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two young adult fantasies: \u003ci\u003eThe Disappearances\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, an ALAN Pick, and was shortlisted for the Waterstones' Children's Book Prize; and \u003ci\u003eSplinters of Scarlet\u003c\/i\u003e, which received multiple starred reviews and was nominated for the Mark Twain Readers Award. She is also the author of two historical mysteries for adults, \u003ci\u003eEnchanted Hill \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Ivory City\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eA Kingdom of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e is Emily's middle grade debut.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Waterbrook Children's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52057813680402,"sku":"9780593601457","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2df2f551-ff1c-4aa0-8415-97912e043813.jpg?v=1772008814","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-kingdom-of-shadows-9780593601457","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}