{"product_id":"relic-volume-1-9781504097444","title":"Relic: Volume 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover a new dark age--and the one girl wielding the light of truth--in a tale \"with threads from \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Giver\u003c\/i\u003e, and other dystopian novels\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For more than a hundred years, no maiden from Aerie has competed in the arduous Testing, but after Eva's twin brother dies, she is determined to fulfill his dream of participating in the all-male competition, and enters despite her parents' wishes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the help of Lukas, her family's servant from the Boundary lands, Eva learns the ways of the outcasts who live in the brutal and icy world beyond Aerie. She discovers the secrets of the blinding white landscape, the dogs who pull her sled, and the chasms that house the strange relics once worshipped by a godless humanity. This knowledge is exactly what she needs to survive--and win--the harsh trials of the Testing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Leaving the safety of Aerie behind gives Eva a chance to realize how strong she can be in the face of adversity--and how brave she'll have to become in a society built on the shifting snows of lies . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Heather Terrell excavates a richly realized and adventurous world from the iced-over wreck of our own.\" --William Alexander, National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eGoblin Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Part post-apocalyptic fiction and part high fantasy . . . Delicately weaving in elements of Inuit culture as well as elements you might find in \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e, Heather Terrell creates a world that is as intricate as it is icy . . . A page-turner.\" --E. Kristen Anderson, editor of \u003ci\u003eDear Teen Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeather Terrell is a bestselling novelist and lawyer. While practicing law, Terrell published her first work of historical fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Chrysalis\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2007, which was followed by \u003ci\u003eThe Map Thief\u003c\/i\u003e in 2008. As Marie Benedict, she went on to write \u003ci\u003eThe Other Einstein\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), \u003ci\u003eThe Only Woman in the Room\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), \u003ci\u003eLady Clementine \u003c\/i\u003e(2020), \u003ci\u003eHer Hidden Genius\u003c\/i\u003e (2022) and \u003ci\u003eThe Mitford Affair\u003c\/i\u003e (2023), among others. She transitioned to young adult fiction with her Fallen Angel and Books of Eva series. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media Teen \u0026 Tween","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50928605561106,"sku":"9781504097444","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d98b5d26-2dd5-4be7-88c0-98e152bd1e10.jpg?v=1739005706","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/relic-volume-1-9781504097444","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}