{"product_id":"daughter-of-blood-9780061734069","title":"Daughter of Blood","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Gemmell Award-Winning Series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalian of Night and Kalan, her trusted ally, are returning to the Wall of Night--but already it may be too late. The Wall is dangerously weakened, the Nine Houses of the Derai fractured by rivalry and hate. And now, the Darkswarm is rising . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong Grayharbor backstreets, an orphan boy falls foul of dark forces. On the Wall, a Daughter of Blood must be married off to the Earl of Night, a pawn in the web of her family's ambition. On the Field of Blood, Kalan fights for a place in the bride's honor guard, while Malian dodges deadly pursuers in a hunt against time for the fabled Shield of Heaven. But the Darkswarm is gaining strength, and time is running out--for Malian, for Kalan, and for all of Haarth . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLowe, Helen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eHelen Lowe is an award-winning novelist, poet, interviewer, and blogger, whose first novel, \u003cem\u003eThornspell\u003c\/em\u003e (Knopf), was published to critical praise in 2008. Her second, \u003cem\u003eThe Heir of Night\u003c\/em\u003e (The Wall of Night Series, Book One) won the Gemmell Morningstar Award 2012. The sequel, \u003cem\u003eThe Gathering of The Lost\u003c\/em\u003e, was shortlisted for the Gemmell Legend Award in 2013. Helen has a second-dan black belt in the martial art aikido and represented her university at fencing. She posts regularly on her \u003cem\u003e\". . . on Anything, Really\"\u003c\/em\u003e blog, occasionally on SF Signal, and is also on Twitter: @helenlowe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317903331602,"sku":"9780061734069","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ad69d254-ba3c-4ff5-a2d9-f434487c6c79.jpg?v=1727542527","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/daughter-of-blood-9780061734069","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}