{"product_id":"afterworlds-9781481422352","title":"Afterworlds","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Scott Westerfeld comes a \"masterful\" (Cory Doctorow) novel-within-a-novel that you won't be able to put down.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDarcy Patel has put college on hold to publish her teen novel, \u003ci\u003eAfterworlds\u003c\/i\u003e. With a contract in hand, she arrives in New York City with no apartment, no friends, and all the wrong clothes. But lucky for Darcy, she's taken under the wings of other seasoned and fledgling writers who help her navigate the city and the world of writing and publishing. Over the course of a year, Darcy finishes her book, faces critique, and falls in love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWoven into Darcy's personal story is her novel, \u003ci\u003eAfterworlds\u003c\/i\u003e, a suspenseful thriller about a teen who slips into the \"Afterworld\" to survive a terrorist attack. The Afterworld is a place between the living and the dead, and where many unsolved--and terrifying--stories need to be reconciled. Like Darcy, Lizzie too falls in love...until a new threat resurfaces, and her special gifts may not be enough to protect those she cares about most.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWesterfeld, Scott:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Scott Westerfeld is the author of the Leviathan series, the first book of which was the winner of the 2010 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Fiction. His other novels include the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eAfterworlds\u003c\/i\u003e, the worldwide bestselling Uglies series, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeeps\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSo Yesterday\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Midnighters trilogy. Visit him at ScottWesterfeld.com or follow him on Twitter at @ScottWesterfeld.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50338264940818,"sku":"9781481422352","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_943d7eff-8627-490f-a544-89a257bbd930.jpg?v=1727980214","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/afterworlds-9781481422352","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}