{"product_id":"nightborn-coldfire-rising-9780756412425","title":"Nightborn: Coldfire Rising","description":"\u003cb\u003eA prequel to the lauded Coldfire trilogy, Friedman's latest novel mixes the best of dark fantasy and chilling sci-fi.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA ship full of colonists arrive on a seemingly hospitable planet, only to discover that it harbors a terrifying secret. Soon the settlers find themselves caught up in a desperate battle for survival against the fae, a natural force with the power to prey upon the human mind itself, bringing a person's greatest fears and darkest nightmares to life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Colony Commander Leon Case and Chief Medic Lise Perez struggle to find a way to control the fae before more people die, other settlers have ideas of their own...and they may prove more of a threat to colony than the fae itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNightborn: Coldfire Rising\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale that blends sci-fi, fantasy, and horror, suspenseful and emotionally intense, as a handful of humans struggle to survive on an alien world that seems determined to kill them. In the end they will have to draw upon both scientific knowledge and mystical traditions to save themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether you're just discovering the Coldfire universe through this prequel or returning to it as a classic favorite, \u003ci\u003eNightborn: Coldfire Rising\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect entry point to this unique, genre-blending space fantasy epic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn acknowledged master of dark fantasy and science fiction alike, \u003cb\u003eC.S. Friedman\u003c\/b\u003e is a John W. Campbell award finalist, and the author of the highly acclaimed Coldfire trilogy\u003ci\u003e, New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year \u003ci\u003eThis Alien Shore\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn Conquest Born\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Madness Season\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wilding, \u003c\/i\u003eThe Magister Trilogy, and the Dreamwalker series. Friedman worked for twenty years as a professional costume designer, but retired from that career in 1996 to focus on her writing. She lives in Virginia, and can be contacted via her website, www.csfriedman.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Daw Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50654303650066,"sku":"9780756412425","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f4f37401-e73b-43e6-b074-4cfab3800a60.jpg?v=1733374164","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nightborn-coldfire-rising-9780756412425","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}