{"product_id":"a-shadow-all-of-light-9780765379139","title":"A Shadow All of Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA good thief barters in goods. A great one deals in shadows.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Shadow all of Light\u003c\/i\u003e is a stylish, elegant, episodic fantasy novel by World Fantasy Award-winning author and former poet laureate Fred Chappell. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis stylish, episodic fantasy novel is for fans of epic fantasies and heists. The tale follows the exploits of Falco, a young man from the country, who arrives in the port city of Tardocco with the ambition of becoming an apprentice to a master shadow thief. Maestro Astolfo, whose mysterious powers of observation would rival those of Sherlock Holmes, sees Falco's potential and puts him through a grueling series of physical lessons and intellectual tests. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFalco's adventures coalesce into one overarching story of con men, monsters, ingenious detection, pirates, and the King of Cats. A wry humor leavens this fantastical concoction, and the style is as rich and textured as one would hope for from Chappell, a distinguished poet as well as a World Fantasy Award-winning author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFRED CHAPPELL is an author, poet, and a former professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has written the short story collection \u003ci\u003eFarewell, I'm Bound to Leave You\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novel \u003ci\u003eDagon\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the Poet Laureate of North Carolina from 1997-2002. His literary awards include the Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry, the Prix de Meilleur des Livres Etrangers, the Bollingen Prize, and the T. S. Eliot Prize.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51276519735570,"sku":"9780765379139","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_20d107ae-4cf9-4886-92c9-8506ebe31c00.jpg?v=1747130419","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-shadow-all-of-light-9780765379139","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}