{"product_id":"running-close-to-the-wind-9781250802538","title":"Running Close to the Wind","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA queer pirate fantasy standalone adventure by Alexandra Rowland, the author of \u003ci\u003eA Taste of Gold and Iron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Come for the irrepressible gremlin of a narrator, stay for the plot-relevant cake competitions! A whip-smart, hilarious and exuberant high seas romp.\"--Freya Marske, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Marvellous Light\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA LitHub most anticipated book of 2024\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAvra Helvaçi, former field agent of the Araşti Ministry of Intelligence, has accidentally stolen the single most expensive secret in the world--and the only place to flee with a secret that big is the open sea. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo find a buyer with deep enough pockets, Avra must ask for help from his on-again, off-again ex, the pirate Captain Teveri az-Ḥaffār. They are far from happy to see him, but together, they hatch a plan: take the information to the isolated pirate republic of the Isles of Lost Souls, fence it, profit. The only things in their way? A calculating new Araşti ambassador to the Isles of Lost Souls who's got his eyes on Avra's every move; Brother Julian, a beautiful, mysterious new member of the crew with secrets of his own and a frankly inconvenient vow of celibacy; the fact that they're sailing straight into sea serpent breeding season and almost certain doom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut if they can find a way to survive and sell the secret on the black market, they'll all be as wealthy as kings--and, more important, they'll be \u003ci\u003elegends\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRowland, Alexandra:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Alexandra Rowland is the author of fantasy books including \u003ci\u003eA Taste of Gold and Iron, A Conspiracy Of Truths\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSome by Virtue Fall\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a four-time Hugo Award-nominated podcaster. They have a degree in world literature, mythology, and folklore, and all their work is supervised by their feline quality control manager.","brand":"Tordotcom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50569994338578,"sku":"9781250802538","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cb778105-40fd-4dd3-b9b3-8639afc0868e.jpg?v=1749568850","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/running-close-to-the-wind-9781250802538","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}