{"product_id":"amberlough-9780765383822","title":"Amberlough: Book 1 in the Amberlough Dossier","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA double-agent sacrifices all his ideals in order to save his smuggler lover before a government coup takes over their decadent city in Lara Elena Donnelly's glam spy thriller debut, now a Nebula finalist for Best Novel  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Exploring the roots of hatred, nationalism, and fascism, while at the same time celebrating the diversity, love, romance, fashion, and joy the world is capable of producing.\" --\u003cb\u003eBookriot\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Amberlough, amidst rising political tensions, three lives become intertwined with the fate of the city itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Smuggler: By day, Aristide Makricosta is the emcee for Amberlough City's top nightclub. By night, he moves drugs and refugees under the noses of crooked cops. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Spy: Covert agent Cyril DePaul thinks he's good at keeping secrets, but after a disastrous mission abroad, he makes a dangerous choice to protect himself...and hopefully Aristide too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Dancer: Streetwise Cordelia Lehane, burlesque performer at the Bumble Bee Cabaret and Aristide's runner, could be the key to Cyril's plans--if she can be trusted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the twinkling marquees lights yield to the rising flames of a fascist revolution, these three will struggle to survive using whatever means -- and people -- necessary. Including each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"James Bond by way of Oscar Wilde.\" \u003cb\u003e--Holly Black\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sparkling with slang, full of riotous characters, and dripping with intrigue, \u003ci\u003eAmberlough\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling romp through a tumultuous, ravishing world.\" \u003cb\u003e--Robert Jackson Bennett, winner of the Shirley Jackson Award and the Edgar Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Astonishing first novel \"\u003cb\u003e --World Fantasy Award-winning author Ellen Kushner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLARA ELENA DONNELLY is a graduate of the Clarion Writers' Workshop, as well as the Alpha SF\/F\/H Workshop for Young Writers, where she now volunteers as on-site staff and publicity coordinator. In her meager spare time she cooks, draws, sings, and swing dances. After an idyllic, small-town Ohio childhood, spent time in Louisville, Kentucky. She currently resides in Harlem, in a tower named after Ella Fitzgerald. \u003ci\u003eAmberlough \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647497081106,"sku":"9780765383822","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_02fdd0ba-6f02-4d77-839c-69748861f3ea.jpg?v=1734800940","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/amberlough-9780765383822","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}