{"product_id":"phoenix-rising-9780062049766","title":"Phoenix Rising","description":"Co-authors Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris ingeniously reimagine England's Edwardian Era in \u003cem\u003ePhoenix Rising\u003c\/em\u003e--a hilarious, rip-roaring steampunk fantasy romp that the voracious fans of \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller Gail Carriger will eagerly devour with great relish. In this outrageous, non-stop adventure, Ballantine and Morris introduce us to Agents Books and Braun of the ultra-secret Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences--the most delightful duo of very British evil-bashers since \u003cem\u003eThe Avengers\u003c\/em\u003e, Emma Peel and John Steed. With its malevolent secret societies, earth-shattering conspiracies, breathtaking derring-do, and absolutely wondrous weapons, \u003cem\u003ePhoenix Rising \u003c\/em\u003eout-Sherlocks Robert Downey, Jr.'s \u003cem\u003eSherlock Holmes\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBallantine, Pip:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBorn in New Zealand, Philippa (Pip) Ballantine has always had her head in a book. A corporate librarian for thirteen years, she has a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Library and Information Science. She is New Zealand's first podcast novelist and has produced four podiobooks. Many of these have been shortlisted for the Parsec Awards, and she has won a Sir Julius Vogel Award. She is also the author of \u003cem\u003eGeist\u003c\/em\u003e and the soon-to-be-published \u003cem\u003eSpectyr\u003c\/em\u003e. While New Zealand \u003cem\u003ecalls\u003c\/em\u003e, currently Philippa \u003cem\u003ecalls\u003c\/em\u003e America home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorris, Tee:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eWhile Tee Morris began his writing career with Dragon Moon Press's 2002 historical epic fantasy \u003cem\u003eMorevi: The Chronicles of Rafe and Askana\u003c\/em\u003e, it is his podcast of that book and works such as \u003cem\u003ePodcasting for Dummies\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAll a Twitter\u003c\/em\u003e that have earned him the distinction as one of the pioneers of social media. With \u003cem\u003ePhoenix Rising\u003c\/em\u003e, Tee returns to where he prefers to be--his imagination. When he is not there, Tee lives in the Washington, D.C. area with his five cats and one daughter, all of whom have him very well-trained.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Voyager","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409484812562,"sku":"9780062049766","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1f316d32-05c2-41ef-afb7-87e65aa491e0.jpg?v=1729288519","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/phoenix-rising-9780062049766","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}