{"product_id":"bone-weaver-9781335915825","title":"Bone Weaver","description":"\"A heart-pounding adventure. Magic and monsters lurk in every corner as a headstrong trio search for their place in Aden Polydoros's haunting world.\" --Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThese Violent Delights\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eThe City Beautiful \u003c\/em\u003ecomes a haunting fantasy following Toma, adopted daughter of the benevolent undead, making her way across a civil war-torn continent to save her younger sister as she discovers she might possess magical powers herself. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Kosa empire roils in tension, on the verge of being torn apart by a proletarian revolution between magic-endowed elites and the superstitious lower class, but seventeen-year-old Toma lives blissfully disconnected from the conflict in the empire with her adoptive family of benevolent undead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen she meets Vanya, a charming commoner branded as a witch by his own neighbors, and the dethroned Tsar Mikhail himself, the unlikely trio bonds over trying to restore Mikhail's magic and protect the empire from the revolutionary leader, Koschei, whose forces have stolen the castle. Vanya has his magic, and Mikhail has his title, but if Toma can't dig deep and find her power in time, all of their lives will be at Koschei's mercy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe City Beautiful \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An achingly rendered exploration of queer desire, grief, and the inexorable scars of the past.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Katy Rose Pool, author of \u003cem\u003eThere Will Come A Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Chillingly sinister, warmly familiar, and breathtakingly transportive, \u003cem\u003eThe City Beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e is the haunting, queer Jewish historical thriller of my darkest dreams.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003eDahlia Adler, creator of LGBTQreads and editor of \u003cem\u003eThat Way Madness Lies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolydoros, Aden:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Aden Polydoros grew up in Illinois and Arizona, and has a bachelor's degree in English from Northern Arizona University. When he isn't writing, he enjoys going to antique fairs and flea markets. He can be found on Twitter at @AdenPolydoros.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Inkyard Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50651537146130,"sku":"9781335915825","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_58775363-3094-49ec-b28a-91cdc5f9f575.jpg?v=1733303337","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bone-weaver-9781335915825","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}