{"product_id":"mordew-9781250817242","title":"Mordew","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Pheby's \u003ci\u003eMordew\u003c\/i\u003e launches an astonishingly inventive epic fantasy trilogy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGod is dead, his corpse hidden in the catacombs beneath Mordew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the slums of the sea-battered city, a young boy called Nathan Treeves lives with his parents, eking out a meagre existence by picking treasures from the Living Mud and the half-formed, short-lived creatures it spawns. Until one day his desperate mother sells him to the mysterious Master of Mordew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Master derives his magical power from feeding on the corpse of God. But Nathan, despite his fear and lowly station, has his own strength--and it is greater than the Master has ever known. Great enough to destroy everything the Master has built. If only Nathan can discover how to use it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo it is that the Master begins to scheme against him--and Nathan has to fight his way through the betrayals, secrets, and vendettas of the city where God was murdered, and darkness reigns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePropulsive, compulsively readable, full of unforgettable characters \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e a talking dog who wants to be a philosopher, \u003ci\u003eMordew\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic fantasy strange, new, and terrifyingly \u003ci\u003ealive\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlex Pheby's second novel, \u003ci\u003ePlaythings\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize; his third, \u003ci\u003eLucia\u003c\/i\u003e, about the tragic life of James Joyce's daughter, was the joint winner of 2018's Republic of Consciousness Prize. \u003ci\u003eMordew\u003c\/i\u003e is his fourth novel. Born in Essex, he grew up in Worcester, and now teaches at the University of Greenwich in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50593016578322,"sku":"9781250817242","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_be900b18-cadd-4dd8-84ae-1fd4d4ecdf30.jpg?v=1732109905","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mordew-9781250817242","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}