{"product_id":"children-of-the-night-9780765313188","title":"Children of the Night","description":"\u003cp\u003eRock band Wanderlust is about to hit it big, guitarist Dave Kendall is sure of that. They're playing better venues, in front of bigger crowds-and the people showing up at the after parties are increasingly good-looking and cool. Some even radiate power, like \"Master\" Jeffries, the tall, saturnine man who seems to have some sort of weird control over Dave's fellow bandmates. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Dave's too tired to pay much attention to Jeffries. He's tired a lot, lately, and making music isn't as much fun as it used to be. Probably he's just working-and partying-too hard. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLuckily, Dave has a friend who takes what's happening to him very seriously. Diana Tregarde is a practicing witch and a Guardian of the Earth. It's her job to keep an eye on innocents like Dave and make sure they stay out of trouble and don't become someone's lunch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJeffries has been on Diana's hit list since she first spotted him pursuing a young Romany. Di wasn't fast enough to stop him, but the Rom have their own protector-a dashing, charming, very attractive vampire named Andre Le Brel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, the witch and the vampire face Jeffries and his evil minions in a battle for the soul of rock 'n' roll... in \u003ci\u003eChildren of the Night\u003c\/i\u003e by Mercedes Lackey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMercedes Lackey\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the bestselling Valdemar series, the Obsidian Trilogy (\u003ci\u003eThe Outstretched Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTo Light a Candle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhen Darkness Falls\u003c\/i\u003e), the Enduring Flame trilogy (\u003ci\u003eThe Phoenix Unchained\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Phoenix Endangered\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Phoenix Transformed\u003c\/i\u003e), and the Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms. She has written many other books, including \u003ci\u003eTrio of Sorcery\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhoenix and Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSacred Ground\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Firebird\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fairy Godmother\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAlta\u003c\/i\u003e. Lackey is the co-author, with Andre Norton, of the Halfblood Chronicles, including \u003ci\u003eElvenborn\u003c\/i\u003e. Mercedes Lackey was born in Chicago and graduated from Purdue University. She has worked as an artist's model, a computer programmer, and for American Airlines, and has written lyrics and recorded more than fifty songs. She lives in Oklahoma.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461031465234,"sku":"9780765313188","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2fe06841-6299-4327-bae1-b4cf8c64245c.jpg?v=1730052898","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/children-of-the-night-9780765313188","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}