{"product_id":"four-roads-cross-9781250813459","title":"Four Roads Cross","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the co-author of the viral \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eThis is How You Lose the Time War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sharp, original, passionate.\" --NPR \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMax Gladstone's Craft Sequence chronicles the epic struggle to build a just society in a modern fantasy world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe great city of Alt Coulumb is in crisis. The moon goddess Seril, long thought dead, is back--and the people of Alt Coulumb aren't happy. Protests rock the city, and Kos Everburning's creditors attempt a hostile takeover of the fire god's church. Tara Abernathy, the god's in-house Craftswoman, must defend the church against the world's fiercest necromantic firm--and against her old classmate, a rising star in the Craftwork world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs if that weren't enough, Cat and Raz, supporting characters from \u003ci\u003eThree Parts Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, are back too, fighting monster pirates; skeleton kings drink frozen cocktails, defying several principles of anatomy; jails, hospitals, and temples are broken into and out of; choirs of flame sing over Alt Coulumb; demons pose significant problems; a farmers' market proves more important to world affairs than seems likely; doctors of theology strike back; Monk-Technician Abelard performs several miracles; The Rats! play Walsh's Place; and dragons give almost-helpful counsel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in a phenomenally built world in which lawyers ride lightning bolts, souls are currency, and cities are powered by the remains of fallen gods, Max Gladstone's Craft Sequence introduces readers to a modern fantasy landscape and an epic struggle to build a just society.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso Available by Max Gladstone: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Craft Sequence\u003cbr\u003e1. \u003ci\u003eThree Parts Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. \u003ci\u003eTwo Serpents Rise\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e3. \u003ci\u003eFull Fathom Five\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e4. \u003ci\u003eLast First Snow\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e5. \u003ci\u003eFour Roads Cross\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e6. \u003ci\u003eRuin of Angels\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Craft Wars\u003cbr\u003e1. \u003ci\u003eDead Country\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e2. \u003ci\u003eWicked Problems\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLast Exit\u003cbr\u003eEmpress of Forever\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is How You Lose the Time War \u003c\/i\u003e(with Amal El-Mohtar)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMAX GLADSTONE went to Yale, where he wrote a short story that became a finalist in the Writers of the Future competition. He is the author of the Craft Sequence: \u003ci\u003eThree Parts Dead, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTwo Serpents Rise, Full Fathom Five, Last First Snow\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFour Roads Cross. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Boston, Massachusetts\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717358981394,"sku":"9781250813459","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7c3bdf8c-4f05-4f03-b3c9-40f1a61df285.jpg?v=1734615979","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/four-roads-cross-9781250813459","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}